Spine & Neurosurgery Associates v. United Healthcare Ins. Co.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SPINE & NEUROSURGERY No. 2:19-cv-00115-TLN-DB ASSOCIATES, a medical corporation, 12 Plaintiff, ORDER v.
UNITEDHEALTHCARE INSURANCE
COMPANY, a Connecticut Corporation; and DOES 1-20, inclusive, 16 Defendant.
18 This matter is before the Court on Defendant UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company’s (“Defendant”) Motion to Dismiss and Motion to Strike. (ECF No. 7.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss and DENIES the Motion to Strike as moot. I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND On December 13, 2018, Plaintiff Spine & Neurosurgery Associates (“Plaintiff”) initiated this action in the Superior Court of California, County of Placer, asserting causes of action for: (1) Violation of California Health and Safety Code Section 1371.4 (“§ 1371.4”); (2) Violation of California Insurance Code Section 790.03, also called the Unfair Insurance Practices Act (“UIPA”); and (3) Violation of California Business &…