Hines
Hines v. Mather V.A. Hospital
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 MICHAEL HINES, Case No. 21-cv-06564-VKD
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND
v. DENYING IN PART MOTION TO
DISMISS THE COMPLAINT
MATHER V.A. HOSPITAL, Re: Dkt. No. 25 Defendant.
13 Pro se plaintiff Michael Hines sues over a mistake in the Veterans Administration’s record of his name that he claims caused him emotional distress and resulted in the loss of veterans benefits. The United States of America1 and defendant Mather V.A. Hospital (“Hospital”), move pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) to dismiss the complaint. Mr. Hines opposes the motion. The matter was deemed suitable for determination without oral argument. Dkt. No. 30; Civil L.R. 7-1(b). Upon consideration of the moving and responding papers, the Court grants the motion to dismiss in part and denies it in part.2 I. BACKGROUND The following background facts are drawn from the allegations of Mr. Hines’s complaint, which…