Sairam

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SAMIR SAIRAM, et al., Case No. 21-cv-04335-EMC

Plaintiffs,

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’

v. MOTION TO DISMISS

MERCY RETIREMENT AND CARE Docket No. 8 CENTER, et al., 11 Defendants. 12 13 Plaintiffs are Samir Sairam, a medical doctor, and an affiliated corporation known as Samir Sairam M.D. Inc. (“Sairam Inc.”). Dr. Sairam previously worked at Mercy Retirement & Care Center (“Mercy”), a nursing facility. He served as its Medical Director and was also an attending physician for a number of its residents. Plaintiffs filed suit against Mercy and its Executive Director, Tamra Marie Tsanos, after Dr. Sairam was terminated as the Medical Director. Plaintiffs filed suit in state court, but Defendants removed because Plaintiffs had asserted a federal claim – specifically, a RICO claim. Currently pending before the Court is Defendants’ motion to dismiss. Having considered the parties’ briefs and the oral argument of counsel, the Court hereby …