St. Jude Hospital Center, Inc. v. Orora Visual LLC
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
I. BACKGROUND
This action arises out of a dispute over an alleged underpayment for hospital services. Plaintiff St. Jude Hospital Center, Inc. (“Hospital”) filed this action in state court on July 14, 2020, alleging state law causes of action for breach of implied-in-fact contract and quantum meruit. (Compl., Ex. A to Notice of Removal (“NOR”), Doc. 1-1.) Defendant Orora Visual, LLC removed the case to federal court, contending that the Court has federal question jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 because Plaintiff “seeks
1 Defendant’s late-filed opposition was stricken. (See Order Striking, Doc. 36; Order Denying Ex Parte for Leave to File Opposition, Doc. 39.) Nonetheless, this Court has “an independent obligation to determine whether subject-matter jurisdiction exists, even in the absence of a challenge from any party.” Arbaugh v. Y&H Corp., 546 U.S. 500, 514 (2006). The Court will therefore decide Plaintiff’s motion on the merits. 2 The motion was taken under submission. (Doc. 40.) ______________________________________________________________________________