Sanjiv Goel, M.D., Inc. v. United Healthcare Services, Inc.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Case No. 2:23-cv-10071-HDV (SSCx) 11 SANJIV GOEL, M.D., INC.,

12 Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

13 v. MOTION TO REMAND [DKT. NO. 11]

AND GRANTING DEFENDANT’S

14 MOTION TO DISMISS [DKT. NO. 14]

15 UNITED HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC. 16 Defendant 17 18

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1 I. INTRODUCTION 2 Before the Court is a Motion to Remand1 filed by Plaintiff Sanjiv Goel, M.D., Inc. on 3 December 29, 2023, as well as a Motion to Dismiss2 filed by Defendant United Healthcare Services 4 filed on January 5, 2024.3 5 In the Motion to Remand, Plaintiff argues that the case does not satisfy diversity jurisdiction 6 because the amount in controversy does not exceed $75,000 and the claims do not present a federal 7 question. See Motion to Remand at 1–2. In the Motion to Dismiss, United Healthcare contends that 8 Plaintiff has not adequately pled its seven causes of action because the Knox-Keene Health Care 9 Service Plan Act…