Guidry v. Vitas Health Care Corporation of California et al

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24-cv-00176-H-MMP
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
KAISHAUNA GUIDRY, M.D.,
H.M.D.C., an individual,
Plaintiff,
v.
VITAS HEALTHCARE
CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA, a
Delaware corporation; and DOES 1
through 25,
Defendants.
Case No.: 24-cv-00176-H-MMP
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S
MOTION TO CONFIRM
ARBITRATION AWARD
On December 21, 2023, Plaintiff Kaishauna Guidry, M.D., H.M.D.C. (“Plaintiff”)
filed a complaint in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego. (Doc. No. 1-
2.) On January 25, 2024, Defendant VITAS Healthcare Corporation of California
(“Defendant”) removed the case to this Court. (Doc. No. 1.) On May 9, 2024, the Court
granted Defendant’s motion to compel arbitration of Plaintiff’s claims. (Doc. No. 20.)
The parties proceeded to arbitration and, on November 7, 2025, the arbitrator issued the
following award:
“[Plaintiff] to take nothing by way of award as against Respondent. No costs
or attorneys’ fees are awarded in this arbitration.”
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(Doc. No. 25-6, Ex. 5 at 12.)
On December 15, 2025, Defendant filed a motion requesting the Court to confirm
the arbitration award. (Doc. No. 25.) On January 12, 2026, the Court took the matter under
submission. (Doc. No. 30.)
Specifically, Defendant moves the Court to confirm the arbitration award and enter
judgment in favor of Defendant in conformity with the award. 	(Doc. No. 25 at 5.) 	On
January 12, 2026, Defendant filed a notice of non-opposition by Plaintiff to Defendant's
motion. (Doc. No. 29.) As a result, the Court grants Defendant’s motion and confirms the
arbitration award. See 9 U.S.C. § 9 (stating court “must” confirm arbitration award “unless
the award is vacated, modified or corrected as prescribed by [9 U.S.C. §§ 10-11”); U.S.
Life Ins. Co. v. Superior Nat. Ins. Co., 591 F.3d 1167, 1173 (9th Cir. 2010) (“The burden
of establishing grounds for vacating an arbitration award is on the party seeking it.”).
Consistent with the arbitration award, the Court directs the Clerk to enter judgment in favor
of Defendant. The Court thereafter directs the Clerk to close the case.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: January 26, 2026
MARILYN L. HUFF, District Judge
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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