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N.D. Cal.Procedural orderFiled Aug. 21, 2023

Spalinger v. El Camino Hospital

Judge
Vince Chhabria
Docket
3:23-cv-02350
Court
U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Spalinger v. El Camino Hospital, Judge Chhabria granted remand, sending the case to Santa Clara County Superior Court.

Who this affects

Indigo Spalinger and El Camino Hospital; the case was returned to Santa Clara County Superior Court.

What happened

In Spalinger v. El Camino Hospital, Indigo Spalinger and El Camino Hospital were involved in a case pending in federal court. The opinion addresses Spalinger’s motion to remand the case.

The court granted the motion to remand. It directed the Clerk to return the case to Santa Clara County Superior Court. The opinion does not explain the legal reasons for the decision.

Judge Vince Chhabria issued the order on August 21, 2023.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Spalinger v. El Camino Hospital · No. 3:23-cv-02350
Judge
Vince Chhabria
Date
Aug. 21, 2023

Ruling

The court granted the motion to remand. Remand means returning a case from federal court to state court. The Clerk was directed to remand the case to Santa Clara County Superior Court.

Scope of the Opinion

The opinion states that the motion was not a close question and cites several other decisions. It does not describe the parties’ underlying dispute or explain the specific legal basis for granting remand. The order was signed by United States District Judge Vince Chhabria.

The authoritative version

Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.

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