Villasenor

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 RICARDO B. VILLASENOR, Case No. 1:25-cv-00190-CDB

Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

TO GRANT DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO

v. DISMISS WITH LEAVE TO AMEND

CENTENE CORPORATION, et al., (Docs. 11, 14)

Defendants. 14-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD

Clerk of the Court to Assign District Judge

14 Pending before the Court is the motion of Defendants Centene Corporation (“Centene”) and WellCare Health Plan, Inc. (“WellCare”) (collectively, “Defendants”) to dismiss the operative first amended complaint (“FAC”), filed on April 7, 2025. (Doc. 14). Plaintiff Ricardo B. Villasenor (“Plaintiff”) filed an opposition to the motion on April 11, 2025, and Defendants filed a reply on April 21, 2025. (Docs. 16, 17). The undersigned deems the motion suitable for resolution without hearing and oral argument, and accordingly, the motion hearing noticed for May 14, 2025, is HEREBY VACATED. See E.D. Cal. Local Rule 230(g). For…