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ARRINGTON v. WONG

No. 98-17135.

237 F.3d 1066 (2001)

Maria Marie ARRINGTON, Individually; Estate of Harold E. Arrington, Deceased; Tisha Maunaala Arrington, a minor, a nfr Maria Marie Arrington; Estate of Haroldlind Kealapulani Fitzgerald, Deceased; Pearl Momilani Arrington; Charlotte Nalani Parks; Lynnette Leilani Arrington; Harold Edward Arrington, Jr.; Kelly Arrington; Ardella Ahloha Arrington; Eric Anthony Arrington; Derek Bruce Arrington; Michelle Lehua Maliafau; Natalie Pulani Lopa; Lealoha; Solomon Samuel Kaluna; Michelle Lehua Malafau, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Norbert B. WONG, M.D; The Emergency Group, Inc.; The Queen's Medical Center; City and County of Honolulu; Clarence Uyema, EMT; Jerry Ho, EMT, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed January 22, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Magali V. Sunderland and Hilary Benson Ganges, Trecker & Fritz, Honolulu, Hawaii, for the plaintiff-appellants.

Peter C.-P. Char and Deborah A. de Quevedo, Char, Hamilton Campbell & Thom, Honolulu, Hawaii, for defendants-appellees Norbert B. Wong, M.D. and the Emergency Group, Inc.

William S. Hunt, Ellen Godbey Carson, and Jason H. Kim, Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing, Honolulu, Hawaii, for defendant-appellee The Queen's Medical Center.

Thomas E. Cook, Lyons, Brandt, Cook & Hiramatsu, Honolulu, Hawaii, for defendants-appellees City and County of Honolulu, Clarence Uyema, EMT, and Jerry Ho, EMT.

Before: CANDY, Jr., REINHARDT, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge REINHARDT; Dissent by Judge FERNANDEZ.

REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:

We are required on this appeal to construe the language of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act of 1986 (EMTALA), 42 U.S.C. § 1395dd, as implemented by 42 C.F.R. § 489.24. EMTALA prevents transfers, without stabilizing treatment, of patients who "come to" a hospital's emergency room. The complaint alleges that: (1) decedent Harold E. Arrington suffered...

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