Tindell v. Northwest Hospital LLC

Opinion

1 WO 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

9 Connie Tindell, et al., No. CV-24-00310-TUC-MAA

10 Plaintiffs, ORDER

11 v.

12 Northwest Hospital LLC, et al.,

13 Defendants. 14 15 On August 7, 2024, Magistrate Judge Michael A. Ambri issued a Report and 16 Recommendation (“R&R”) in the above captioned matter pursuant to General Order 21- 17 25. (Doc. 15.) Judge Ambri recommended this Court grant Defendant United States of 18 America’s Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) Motion to Dismiss because Plaintiffs 19 have not administratively exhausted their claim pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act. 20 (Id. at 4.) Judge Ambri further recommended that the action, as it relates to the remaining 21 Defendant Northwest Hospital LLC, be remanded to the Pima County Superior Court. 22 (Id. at 5.) 23 Judge Ambri notified Plaintiffs they had fourteen days to file written objections. 24 (Id.) There was no objection filed and the time to do so has passed. If neither party 25 objects to a Magistrate Judge's R&R, the District Court is not required to review the 26 recommendation under any specified standard of review. Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 27 150 (1985). However, the statute for review of a Magistrate Judge's recommendation 28 "does not preclude further review by the district judge, sua sponte or at the request of a || party, under a de novo or any other standard." Jd. at 154. 2 The Court has reviewed the Complaint (Doc. 1-4), Defendant United States of || America’s Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 5), Plaintiffs’ Response (Doc. 9), Defendant’s Reply (Doc. 14), and Judge Ambri’s R&R (Doc. 15). The Court finds that Judge Ambri’s || conclusions are thorough and well-reasoned. The District Court lacks subject matter 6 || jurisdiction over Plaintiffs’ claims against Defendant United States because Plaintiffs did not exhaust their administrative remedies. There is no supplemental jurisdiction or 8 || independent ground for subject matter jurisdiction for Plaintiffs’ claim against Defendant 9|| Northwest Hospital. Therefore, the Court will grant the Motion to Dismiss as to 10|| Defendant United States pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1) and remand the matter against 11 || Defendant Northwest Hospital pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c). 12 Accordingly, 13 IT IS ORDERED that: 14 (1) Magistrate Judge Ambri’s Report and Recommendation is ADOPTED. (Doc. 15 15.) 16 (2) Defendant United States of America’s Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED. 17 (Doc. 5.) The claim against Defendant United States of America is 18 DISMISSED. 19 (3) The matter as it relates to Defendant Northwest Hospital is REMANDED to 20 Pima County Superior Court. The Clerk of Court shall docket accordingly. 21 Dated this 26th day of August, 2024. 22 23 24 _ / Dp i ST 25 Honorable Raner ©. Collins 6 senior United States District Judge 27 28

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