UC Davis Medical Center v. The Chefs Warehouse, Inc. Employee Benefit Plan

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 The Regents of the University of California, a No. 2:23-cv-00676-KJM-CKD California Public Trust Corporation, on behalf of The University of California, Davis Medical ORDER Center, 13 Plaintiff, v. The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc., Employee Benefit Plan, et al., 17 Defendants. 18 19 The Regents of the University of California allege an employee benefit plan has wrongfully refused to cover the costs incurred by a plan participant who received treatment at the University of California (UC) Davis Medical Center. The patient assigned her rights to the 23 hospital, which now assert claims against the benefits plan. The plan moves to dismiss for failure 24 to state a claim. As explained below, the court grants the motion with leave to amend. 25 I. BACKGROUND About two years ago, a woman came to the UC Davis Medical Center and was admitted 27 for five days’ inpatient care. Compl. ¥ 12, ECF No. 1. She then received outpatient 28 …