DENISE R. BRAY, Plaintiff, vs. CITRUS VALLEY HEALTH PARTNERS, INC., et al., Defendants.

CASE NO.: BC603737

[TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: DEFENDANT CITRUS VALLEY HEALTH PARTNER, INC.’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT OR SUMMARY ADJUDICATION

Dept. 98

1:30 p.m.

June 12, 2017

On December 10, 2015, Plaintiff Denise R. Bray (“Plaintiff”) filed this medical negligence action against Defendants Citrus Valley Health Partners, Inc. (“Moving Defendant”), Parvinder Singh, M.D., F.R.C.A., and Lincoln S. Yee, M.D. Plaintiff alleges that she suffered a deep lesion to the front portion of her mouth while she was anesthetized during an October 20, 2014 right rotator cuff surgery. Compl., ¶ 7. Moving Defendant now moves for summary judgment or, in the alternative, summary adjudication.

In analyzing motions for summary judgment, courts must apply a three-step analysis: “(1) identify the issues framed by the pleadings; (2) determine whether the moving party has negated the opponent’s claims; and (3) determine