Rhiannon Torgerson v. the Elevance Health Companies, Inc.

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

JAN 10 2025

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

RHIANNON TORGERSON, an No. 23-55377 individual, D.C. No. Plaintiff-Appellee, 2:23-cv-01906-PA-RAO

v.

MEMORANDUM*

THE ELEVANCE HEALTH

COMPANIES, INC., FKA The Anthem Companies, Inc.,

Defendant-Appellant,

and

MICHAEL IOVINO, an individual; DOES, 1 through 20, inclusive,

Defendants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Percy Anderson, District Judge, Presiding

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. Submitted January 10, 2025** San Francisco, California

Before: O’SCANNLAIN, FERNANDEZ, and SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges.

The Elevance Health Companies, Inc. (Elevance) appeals from the district

court’s order remanding this action to the Superior Court of California, County of

Los Angeles (Superior Court) on the ground that it lacked federal subject matter

jurisdiction. See 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)(1). Upon our de novo review, we vacate the

district…