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

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CALIFORNIA SPINE AND Case No. 2:23-cv-00894-FLA (JCx)

NEUROSURGERY INSTITUTE,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

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

DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR

JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS

ANTHEM BLUE CROSS LIFE AND

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

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