Benjamin Wise v. Monterey County Hospitality Association Health and Welfare Plan

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

BENJAMIN WISE, Case No. 18-CV-07454-LHK

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING IN PART

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR

v.

ATTORNEY’S FEES AND

REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS

MONTEREY COUNTY HOSPITALITY

ASSOCIATION HEALTH AND

WELFARE PLAN, et al., Defendants. 18 Plaintiff Benjamin Wise (“Plaintiff”) sued the Monterey County Hospitality Association 19 Health and Welfare Plan; the Monterey County Hospitality Association; MVI Administrators 20 Insurance Solutions, Inc. (“MVI”), UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company and United Healthcare 21 Services, Inc. (collectively, “UHC”), and MAXIMUS Federal Services, Inc. (“MAXIMUS”) for 22 denial of benefits to which Plaintiff claimed he was entitled under the Monterey County 23 Hospitality Association Health & Welfare Plan. Before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for 24 attorney’s fees and reimbursement of costs, which Plaintiff seeks from Defendants UHC. ECF 25 26 1 Plaintiff’s motion for attorney’s fees and reimbursement of costs contains a notice…