California Spine And Neurosurgery Institute v. Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Company

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 CALIFORNIA SPINE AND Case No. 2:23-cv-00894-FLA (JCx)

NEUROSURGERY INSTITUTE,

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ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

Plaintiff, 13 MOTION TO REMAND [DKT. 24] v. AND DENYING AS MOOT 14

DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR

15 JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS

ANTHEM BLUE CROSS LIFE AND

16 HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY, [DKT. 23] et al., 17 Defendants. 18

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20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1 RULING 2 Before the court are two motions: (1) Defendant Anthem Blue Cross Life and 3 Health Insurance Company’s (“Anthem”) Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (Dkt. 4 23, “MJOP”) (the “MJOP”) and (2) Plaintiff California Spine and Neurosurgery 5 Institute’s (“Plaintiff”) Motion to Remand (Dkt. 24, “MTR”). 6 On September 20, 2023, the court found both motions appropriate for resolution 7 without oral argument and vacated the hearings set for September 22, 2023. Dkt. 29; 8 see Fed. R. Civ. P. 78(b); Local Rule 7-15. 9 For the…