County of Monterey v. Blue Cross of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

COUNTY OF MONTEREY, Case No. 17-CV-04260-LHK

Plaintiff,

v. Re: Dkt. Nos. 91,

BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA, et al., Defendants. 17 Plaintiff County of Monterey dba Natividad Medical Center (“Natividad”) brings the instant lawsuit against Defendants Blue Cross of California dba Anthem Blue Cross, and Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Company (collectively, “Anthem”) for improper denial of benefits under 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B). Before the Court is Natividad’s motion for summary judgment and Anthem’s motion for summary judgment. Having considered the parties’ briefs, the relevant law, and the record in this case, the Court GRANTS Anthem’s motion for summary judgment, and the Court DENIES Natividad’s motion for summary judgment. I. BACKGROUND A. Factual Background 27 1 Natividad is a 172-bed acute care hospital owned and operated by the County of Monterey. ECF No. 57 (First…