Christopher Fields v. HCA Healthcare, et al.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS DALLAS DIVISION CHRISTOPHER FIELDS, § § Plaintiff, § § VS. § Civil Action No. 3:26-CV-0354-D § HCA HEALTHCARE, et al., § § Defendants. § MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER In this action, plaintiff Christopher Fields (“Fields”), who is Black, alleges claims for discrimination under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, (“ACA”), 42 U.S.C. § 18116, and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. Defendants move under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) to dismiss Fields’s claims. For the reasons that follow, the court grants defendants’ motion in part,…