Zieroth

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 GARY ZIEROTH, as representative of Case No. 20-cv-00172-MMC the estate of SHARON ZIEROTH, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S Plaintiff, MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT; DENYING v. DEFENDANT'S CROSS-MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT ALEX AZAR, in his capacity as Secretary of Health and Re: Doc. Nos. 23, 30 Human Services, 12 Defendant. 13 Before the Court are the following two motions: (1) the Motion for Summary Judgment, filed May 22, 2020, by plaintiff Gary Zieroth (“Zieroth”), and (2) the Cross- Motion for Summary Judgment, filed August 3, 2020, by defendant Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services (“Secretary”). Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 16-5, the motions have been submitted on the papers without oral argument. Having read and considered the parties’ respective written submissions, the Court rules as follows. …