Stafford v. Avenal Community Health Center

1 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 3 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 4 5 VIVI R. STAFFORD, MD, an individual, CASE NO. 1:19-CV-00168-AWI-EPG 6 Plaintiff, ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION 7 v. TO DISMISS OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, STAY THE ACTION 8 AVENAL COMMUNITY HEALTH UNDER THE COLORADO RIVER CENTER; KHUONG PHUI, D.O.; and ABSTENTION DOCTRINE 9 DOES 1 through 5, 10 Defendants. (Doc. No. 27) 11 12 13 INTRODUCTION 14 Plaintiff Vivi Stafford (“Plaintiff” or “Stafford”) brought an action in the Fresno County 15 Superior Court (the “State Court Action”) alleging claims for, inter alia, discrimination, 16…