Lowell Dunlap, Jr. et al v. Episource LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LOWELL DUNLAP, JR. et al, Case No. 2:25-cv-05330-SB-MBK Case No. 2:25-cv-09719-SB-MBK Plaintiffs, v.

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

REMAND [CASE NO. 2:25-CV-

EPISOURCE LLC,

09719-SB-MBK, DKT. NO. 13] Defendant. Plaintiffs Lowell Dunlap Jr. and Loleetia Harper filed a putative class action in Sacramento Superior Court asserting claims arising from a security breach at Defendant Episource LLC (Episource) that compromised their personal data. Episource removed the action and seeks to consolidate it with the related putative class action pending in this district, In re Episource LLC Data Breach Litigation. Plaintiff opposes consolidation and moves to remand. The Court grants the motion. I. Episource LLC is a California-based company that provides risk-adjustment services and medical-coding tools. Case No. 2:25-cv-09719-SB-MBK, Dkt. No. 1- 1 ¶¶ 22, 27. In performing these functions, Episource collects and stores patients’ personally identifiable and medical information. Id. ¶ 28. On June 6, 2025, Episource issued a notice to numerous individuals, including Plaintiffs, of a “data security event.” Id. ¶ 30. The…