United States of America v. Judy Azar
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
O 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Case No.: 2:20-cv-02538-MEMF-PJW UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ex rel.
ANTHONY MILLS, M.D.,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS Plaintiff, IN PART WITH LEAVE TO AMEND [ECF NO. 89] v.
15 JUDY AZAR, et al., 16 Defendants.
18 19 Before the Court is the Motion to Dismiss filed by Defendants Stephen Samuel and Good Health, Inc., dba Premier Pharmacy Services. ECF No. 89. For the reasons stated herein, the Court hereby GRANTS IN PART the Motion to Dismiss with leave to amend. 23 24 25 26 / / / / / / I. Background A. Factual Background1 Intravenous immunoglobulin (“IVIG”) is an antibody therapy derived from human plasma used to treat peripheral neuropathy. TAC ¶ 1. At one point, IVIG was commonly prescribed to HIV/AIDS patients suffering from chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (“CIDP”). Id. It is an expensive treatment that is…