Bristol Sl Holdings, Inc. v. Cigna Health & Life Insurance

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

JAN 14 2022

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

BRISTOL SL HOLDINGS, INC., a No. 20-56122 California corporation, in its capacity as the owner of the claims for Sure Haven, Inc., a D.C. No. California corporation, 8:19-cv-00709-PSG-ADS

Plaintiff-Appellant,

MEMORANDUM*

v.

CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE

INSURANCE COMPANY, a Connecticut corporation; CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, INC., a Connecticut corporation,

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Philip S. Gutierrez, Chief District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted October 20, 2021 Pasadena, California

Before: KLEINFELD, R. NELSON, and VANDYKE, Circuit Judges.

This case involves a contract dispute between Sure Haven (and its successor-

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. in-interest Bristol) and Cigna Health Insurance Company. After Cigna refused to

pay Sure Haven for various healthcare services provided to Cigna…