CZ Services, Inc. v. Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc.

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaSeptember 16, 20203:19-cv-04453California479 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CZ SERVICES, INC., d/b/a CAREZONE Case No. 3:19-cv-04453-JD PHARMACY and CAREZONE PHARMACY LLC, Plaintiffs, ORDER RE PERSONAL JURISDICTION v. Re: Dkt. Nos. 35,

ANTHEM INSURANCE COMPANIES, INC., PREMERA BLUE CROSS, and BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF

KANSAS CITY,

13 Defendants. 14 This order resolves defendants’ motions to dismiss for lack of specific personal jurisdiction. Dkt. Nos. 35 and 38. The complaint is dismissed with leave to amend. The Court declines to reach defendants’ arguments under Rule 12(b)(6) until personal jurisdiction is adequately established. See Sinochem Int’l Co., Ltd. v. Malay Int’l Shipping Corp., 549 U.S. 422, 430-31 (2007). The parties’ familiarity with the record is assumed. The Court has detailed the standards governing the pleading of personal jurisdiction in several prior decisions. See, e.g., Sharpe v. Puritan’s Pride, Inc., No. 16-cv-06717-JD, 2019 WL 188658 at *4-5…

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