California Attorney General Rob Bonta announces lawsuit against St. Joseph Hospital as Eureka chiropractor Anna Nusslock — whose experience at the hospital prompted the case — looks on. | Image via Bonta’s Twitter account.
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Press release from the Humboldt County Superior Court:
The Attorney General’s request for a preliminary injunction in The People of the State of California vs. St Joseph Health Northern California, LLC (CV2401832) is set to be heard on December 10, 2025, in Department 4 of the Superior Court for the State of California, Humboldt County, beginning at 8:30 a.m.
This case has generated substantial public interest and media attention. In light of this interest, as well as limited seating in the courtroom, the Court will allow the public to observe the proceedings via Zoom. The Zoom meeting link for courtroom 4 is here; more information is available at the court’s website.
Whether observing in person or via zoom, everyone must comply with courtroom conduct rules so that the parties and their counsel may be heard and the decorum of an open court be maintained. Those rules include: no talking and remaining quiet while in the courtroom; cell phones and other electronic devices in silent mode or powered off; hats removed; no photography, video, or audio recording without prior permission from the Court; and complying with all instructions from the courtroom Bailiff. Guidelines for observing via Zoom are available at the Court’s website, listed above; microphones must be muted at all times. Anyone failing to comply with those rules and guidelines may be removed from the courtroom or from the Zoom meeting room.
The date, time and location of the hearing is subject to change, so please check the courtroom calendars the night before on the Court’s website by using the QR Code.
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PREVIOUSLY:
- Attorney General Sues St. Joseph Hospital for Denying a Woman Emergency Abortion Care
- Providence Offers ‘Profound Apologies’ to Woman Denied Emergency Abortion Care at St. Joseph Hospital
- A Local Doctor Urged St. Joseph Hospital to Change Its Anti-Abortion Policies Long Before State Lawsuit, According to Court Declaration
- BREAKING: St. Joseph Hospital Denies Allegations in State Abortion Care Lawsuit But Agrees to Follow State Health Care Laws as the Case Proceeds
- Judge Signs Order Committing St. Joseph Hospital to Providing Emergency Abortions, At Least For the Duration of AG Lawsuit
- Citing Religious Freedom and Catholic Doctrine, St. Joseph Health Challenges State’s Emergency Abortion Care Lawsuit on a Variety of Legal Grounds
- State Responds to St. Joseph Health’s Attempt to Get Emergency Abortion Lawsuit Dismissed
- ‘Providence Must Follow the Law’: At the Humboldt Reproductive Health Care Rally Before the Latest California vs. St. Joseph Hospital Hearing
- St. Joe’s Abortion Care Lawsuit: In a Packed Courtroom, Hospital’s Attorneys Ask Judge to Dismiss the Case
- New Abortion Care Lawsuit Filed Against St. Joseph Hospital by the National Women’s Law Center
- PBS NewsHour Reports From Eureka on the Limits of Reproductive Health Care at Catholic-Run Hospitals
- Judge Denies St. Joseph Health’s Motion to Dismiss State Lawsuit Over Emergency Abortion Care
- Her Miscarriage Showed the Limits of California’s Abortion Protections. Where You Live Matters
- Attorney General Says Providence is Trying to ‘Shirk Its Duty’ to Follow the Law In Emergency Abortion Care Suit
- Providence’s Effort to Back Out of Emergency Abortion Care Agreement Would Put Humboldt Women ‘Back in Harms’ Way,’ AG’s Office Argues in Latest Court Filing
- Judge Holds Providence St. Joseph to Prior Agreement as Emergency Abortion Care Lawsuit Proceeds
- Attorney General’s Office Files New Motion for Preliminary Injunction in St. Joseph Emergency Abortion Care Case
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