Crawford

Crawford v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaJuly 21, 20203:19-cv-01573California6,226 words

Opinion

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA San Francisco Division MUNEERAH CRAWFORD, Case No. 19-cv-01573-LB

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT'S v. MOTION FOR SUMMARY

JUDGMENT

KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS, Re: ECF No. 76, 117 Defendant. 16 INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Muneerah Crawford, who is representing herself, sued defendant Kaiser Foundation Hospitals on the ground that it violated the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (“EMTALA”), 42 U.S.C. § 1395dd, by not stabilizing her before it discharged her from Kaiser’s emergency room in March 2017.1 Kaiser moved for summary judgment on the ground that it admitted her overnight for observation, treated her, and stabilized her before discharge.2 The court can decide the motion without oral argument. Civil L. R. 7-1(b). The court grants the motion. 24 25 26 1 First Am. Compl. (“FAC”)– ECF No. 16 at 4 (¶ 7); Order – ECF No. 42 (dismissing action against…

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