O'Neal
O'Neal v. CF Watsonville West LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 OTIS ROBERT O'NEAL, Case No. 21-cv-08450-RS Plaintiff, 11 v. ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO REMAND AND DENYING AS MOOT
CF WATSONVILLE WEST LLC, MOTIONS TO DISMISS AND
COMPEL ARBITRATION Defendant.
15 I. INTRODUCTION Otis Robert O’Neal Jr. (“Plaintiff”) filed this lawsuit in Santa Cruz Superior Court against CF Watsonville West LLC, which operates a skilled nursing facility, Watsonville Post Acute Center. The lawsuit arises from the death of Otis Robert O’Neal (“O’Neal”), Plaintiff’s father. O’Neal passed away from complications of COVID-19, which he contracted while living and receiving care at Watsonville Post Acute Center. Defendant removed this case to federal court, and now seeks to dismiss the case, or in the alternative to compel arbitration. Plaintiff opposes the motion to dismiss and seeks remand to state court. In opposition to…