(PC) Williams v. Department of State Hospitals-Coalinga

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHRISTIAN WILLIAMS, No. 2:23-cv-0878 KJN P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

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DEP’T OF STATE HOSPITALS- COALINGA, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a civil detainee held by the Department of State Hospitals in Coalinga, brought this action against defendants in the Fresno County Superior Court, small claims division. (ECF No. 1-1 at 2-8.) Plaintiff alleges that defendants unlawfully emailed a patient roster that contained plaintiff’s protected health information, including his date of admission, legal commitment, and unit number. (Id. at 3, 9.) Defendant Gonzalez, the only federal employee sued, removed the state action to this court under 28 U.S.C. § 1442(a)(3), which permits removal of cases involving federal officials. Plaintiff did not object to the removal. As discussed below, it is recommended that defendant Gonzalez be dismissed from this action, and all other claims be remanded to the Superior Court of…