Lacy Atzin v. Anthem, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
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United States District Court Central District of California
11 LACY ATZIN; MARK ANDERSON, on Case № 2:17-cv-06816-ODW (PLAx) behalf of themselves and all others 12 similarly situated,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR
Plaintiffs,
CLASS CERTIFICATION [55]
v.
ANTHEM, INC.; ANTHEM UM
SERVICES, INC.,
Defendants.
18 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiffs Lacy Atzin and Mark Andersen bring this putative class action against 21 Defendants Anthem, Inc. and Anthem UM Services (collectively, “Defendants”). 22 Plaintiffs argue that Defendants utilize erroneous coverage guidelines to deny requests 23 for microprocessor controlled foot-ankle protheses. Plaintiffs now move, unopposed, 24 for class certification under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (“Rule”) 23(b)(1) and 25 23(b)(2). (Unopposed Mot. for Class Certification (“Mot.”) 1, ECF No. 55.) For the 26 reasons that follow, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs’ Motion.1
28 1 Having carefully considered the papers filed in connection with the Motion, the Court deemed the matter appropriate for…