Faulkner
Faulkner v. Lucille Packard Salter Children's Hospital
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 BETHAN FAULKNER, Case No. 21-cv-00780-SI
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT'S v. MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY
JUDGMENT AND GRANTING
LUCILE PACKARD SALTER DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO AMEND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, ANSWER 11 Defendant. Re: Dkt. Nos. 52, 54 12 13 This lawsuit arises out of defendant’s termination of plaintiff from her position as patient care manager of the neonatal intensive care unit at Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford (“LPCH”). Defendant LPCH has moved for partial summary judgment on plaintiff Bethan Faulkner’s Claims One through Four. Dkt. No. 52. Defendant also moves to amend its answer to add an affirmative defense. Dkt. No. 54. The motions came on for hearing on November 18, 2022. For the reasons set forth below, the Court grants the motion for partial summary judgment and grants the motion for leave to amend the answer. 21 …