Crouch v. Saint Agnes Medical Center ( 2023 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 KATHRYN CROUCH, on behalf of No. 1:22-cv-01527-ADA-EPG herself and all others similarly situated, 12 ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND Plaintiff, RECOMMENDATIONS IN FULL 13 v. (ECF No. 12.) 14 SAINT AGNES MEDICAL CENTER, 15 Defendant. 16 17 On November 23, 2022, Defendant Saint Agnes Medical Center (“Defendant”) removed 18 this action, which alleges privacy and confidentiality violations under California law. (ECF No. 19 1.) The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 20 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. 21 On January 19, 2023, the Magistrate Judge entered findings and recommendations, 22 recommending that Defendant’s motion to dismiss be denied as moot because Plaintiff amended 23 the complaint after the motion to dismiss was filed. (ECF No. 12); see Ramirez v. Cnty. of San 24 Bernardino, 806 F.3d 1002, 1008 (9th Cir. 2015) (“Because the Defendants’ motion to dismiss 25 targeted the Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint, which was no longer in effect [after Plaintiff filed 26 a Second Amended Complaint], we conclude that the motion to dismiss should have been deemed 27 moot before the district court granted it.”). 28 /// 1 The findings and recommendations permitted the parties to file objections within fourteen 2 | days; however, no party has filed objections. 3 In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636 (b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 304, this 4 | Court has conducted a de novo review of this case. Having carefully reviewed the entire file, the 5 | Court finds the findings and recommendations to be supported by the record and proper analysis. 6 Accordingly, 7 1. The findings and recommendations issued on January 19, 2023, (ECF No. 12), are 8 ADOPTED IN FULL; 9 2. Defendant’s motion to dismiss (ECF No. 5) is denied as moot; and 10 3. This case is referred back to the Magistrate Judge for further proceedings. 11 12 13 | □□ □□ SO ORDERED. 14 Dated: _ March 7, 2023 UNITED fTATES DISTRICT JUDGE 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28