Dedicato Treatment Center, Inc. v. Aetna Life Insurance Company

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

NOV 24 2025

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

DEDICATO TREATMENT CENTER, No. 24-6487

INC.,

D.C. No. Plaintiff-Appellant, 2:24-cv-03136-CAS-PD

v.

MEMORANDUM*

AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,

a Connecticut corporation,

Defendant-Appellee,

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Christina A. Snyder, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted November 20, 2025** Pasadena, California

Before: WARDLAW, N.R. SMITH, and MILLER, Circuit Judges.

Dedicato Treatment Center, Inc., appeals the district court’s dismissal of its

action against Aetna Life Insurance Co. under Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). of Civil Procedure. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We affirm.

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