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Nature of Suit Code: 362
Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
Cause of Action: 28:1391 Personal Injury

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CYNTHIA GUTIERREZ, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

SANTA ROSA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, et 

al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 16-cv-02645-SI 

ORDER REGARDING ENTRY OF 

JUDGMENT AS TO DEFENDANT 

LAUTERBACH PURSUANT TO FED. R. 

CIV. PROC. 54(B)

Re: Dkt. Nos. 93, 94

In an order filed May 11, 2018, the Court granted defendant Lauterbach’s unopposed 

motion for summary judgment. Dkt. No. 92. Plaintiffs and defendant Lauterbach have filed

competing proposed judgments, and none of the other defendants have objected to the entry of 

judgment as to defendant Lauterbach. Dkt. Nos. 93, 94.

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(b), the Court finds that there is “no just 

reason” to delay the entry of judgment as to defendant Lauterbach. Accordingly, the Court will 

enter a separate judgment, and that judgment will conform to Rule 54(a), which provides that “[a] 

judgment should not include recitals of pleadings, a master’s report, or a record of prior 

proceedings.” Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 54(a).1

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 23, 2018 ______________________________________

SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

 

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 If necessary, plaintiffs may seek to enforce this Court’s summary judgment order, which 

holds that defendant Lauterbach’s co-defendants “shall be precluded from advancing any 

argument that defendant Lauterbach was negligent in his care of Ms. Gutierrez,” in connection 

with future motion practice or at trial. Dkt. No. 92 at 2.

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