UC Davis Medical Center v. The Chefs Warehouse, Inc. Employee Benefit Plan

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 The Regents of the University of California, a No. 2:23-cv-00676-KJM-CKD California Public Trust Corporation, on behalf of the University of California, Davis Medical ORDER Center, 13 Plaintiff, v. The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. Employee Benefit Plan, et al., 17 Defendants. 18 19 Plaintiff, the Regents of the University of California, on behalf of the University of California, Davis Medical Center (UC Davis Medical Center), alleges defendants, the Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. Employee Benefit Plan, Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc., and doe defendants wrongfully deprived Patient A, the plan beneficiary, from benefits provided by the plan. Patient A assigned her rights to the medical center, which now assert claims against the plan. The plan moves to dismiss for failure to state a claim. The court grants the motion. I. BACKGROUND On or around August 3, 2021, Patient A received inpatient cancer surgery at the hospital known as UC Davis Medical Center. First Am. Compl. (FAC) ¶ 11, ECF…