Attenello MD APC v. St. Vincent IPA Medical, L.P. et al.

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiff is a health care provider alleging that Defendant failed to pay the proper rate for care provided. (See Plaintiff’s Claim and Order to go to Small Claims Court (the “Claim”) (Docket No. 1, Ex. A) at 2). Defendant is a Medicare Advantage ______________________________________________________________________________

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES—GENERAL

Case No. CV 25-08152-MWF (SSCx) Date: November 19, 2025 Title: Attenello MD APC v. St. Vincent IPA Medical, L.P. et al. Organization (“MAO”) (Declaration of Ryan R. Tikker (Docket No. 18-1) ¶ 6), which means it is a private insurance company that offers Medicare Advantage plans to beneficiaries in lieu of traditional Medicare. See 42 U.S.C. § 1395w-21, et. seq.; 42 C.F.R. § 422.100, et. seq. Plaintiff commenced this action in the Small Claims Court within the Los Angeles Superior Court on July 1, 2025. (See generally Claim). Defendant removed this action to federal court on August 28, 2025. (Notice of Removal (“NOR”) (Docket No. 1); see also Defendant’s Errata (Docket No. 9)).

II. LEGAL STANDARD

In general, “any civil action brought in a State court of which…