WINTER v. GARDENS REGIONAL HOSP. & MEDICAL CENTER

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Khouri (argued), Andrew G. Goodman , and Jennifer W. Gatewood , Khouri Law Firm APC, Irvine, California, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Thad A. Davis (argued), Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, San Francisco, California; James L. Zelenay Jr. , Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Los Angeles, California; for Defendants-Appellees Beryl Weiner and S&W Health Management Services, Inc.

Matthew Umhofer (argued) and Elizabeth J. Lee , Spertus Landes & Umhofer LLP, Los Angeles, California, for Defendants-Appellees RollinsNelson LTC Corp., Vicki Rollins, and Bill Nelson.

Raymond J. McMahon , Doyle Schafer McMahon , Irvine, California, for Defendants-Appellees Arnold Ling, M.D.; Cynthia Miller-Dobalian, M.D.; and Edgardo Binoya, M.D.

Michael D. Gonzalez and Andrea D. Vazquez , Law Offices of Michael D. Gonzalez, Glendale, California; Kenneth R. Pedroza and Matthew S. Levinson , Cole Pedroza LLP, for Defendant-Appellee Prode Pascual, M.D.

Craig B. Garner , Garner Health Law Corporation, Marina Del Rey , California, for Defendant-Appellee Rafaelito Victoria, M.D.

No appearance by Defendants-Appellees Gardens Regional Hospital and Medical Center, Inc.; Namiko Nerio, M.D.; and Manuel Sacapano, M.D.

Benjamin M. Shultz (argued), Michael S. Raab , and Charles W. Scarborough , Appellate Staff; Nicola T. Hanna , United States Attorney; Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; for Amicus Curiae United States of America.

James F. Segroves , Kelly H. Hibbert , and Nancy B. Halstead , Reed Smith LLP, Washington, D.C.; Mark E. Reagan , Hooper Lundy & Bookman PC, San Francisco, California; for Amici Curiae American Health Care Association, National Center for Assisted Living, and California Association of Health Facilities.

Before: Johnnie B. Rawlinson, John B. Owens, and Mark J. Bennett, Circuit Judges.