Paul Gordy v. CareMore Health Plan

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiff Paul Gordy (“Gordy”) filed his initial complaint in the Superior Court for the State of California for the County of Orange (Case No. 30-2018-01036639-CU-IC-

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Case No. SACV 19-00048 JVS (JDEx) Date 5/15/2020 Title Paul Gordy v. CareMore Health Plan, et al CareMore Health Plan1 (“CareMore”) on January 9, 2019, under federal officer jurisdiction. See Removal, ECF No. 1. Gordy moved to remand the action and the Court denied the motion. See ECF No. 22. The First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) filed on March 18, 2020 alleges the following. Gordy received his medical insurance and health care through enrollment in a CareMore Reliance plan. FAC, ¶ 10, ECF No. 49. On December 9, 2017, Gordy burned his foot in scalding water. Id. ¶ 9. Three days later, he went to the emergency room at Placentia-Linda Hospital (“PLH”), where he was diagnosed with second-degree partial thickness epidermal burns. Id. PLH referred Gordy to OCGMC based on Gordy’s enrollment in a CareMore health plan because OCGMC contracted with CareMore to provide medical services. Id. ¶ 11. At…