People of the State of California v. Express Scripts, Inc.

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF No. 24-1972 CALIFORNIA, acting by and D.C. No. through Los Angeles County Counsel 2:23-cv-08570- Dawyn R. Harrison,

SPG-PD

Plaintiff - Appellee,

ORDER

v.

EXPRESS SCRIPTS, INC.; ESI

MAIL PHARMACY SERVICE,

INC.; EXPRESS SCRIPTS

PHARMACY, INC.; OPTUMRX,

INC.,

Defendants - Appellants,

and

EXPRESS SCRIPTS

ADMINISTRATORS,

LLC, MEDCO HEALTH

SOLUTIONS,

INC., OPTUMINSIGHT,

INC., OPTUMINSIGHT LIFE

SCIENCES, INC.,

Defendants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Sherilyn Peace Garnett, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted March 4, 2025 Pasadena, California

Filed June 2, 2025

Before: Mary H. Murguia, Chief Judge, and Gabriel P. Sanchez and Holly A. Thomas, Circuit Judges.

SUMMARY *

Stay Pending Appeal

In an appeal from the district court’s order remanding a removed action to state court, the panel affirmed the district court’s denial of defendants’ motion to stay the remand order pending appeal. Defendants removed the action to federal court under the federal officer removal statute. The district…