Winsor
Winsor v. Sequoia Benefits and Insurance Services LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 RACHAEL WRIGHT WINSOR, et al., Case No. 21-cv-00227-JSC
Plaintiffs,
ORDER RE: MOTION TO DISMISS
v. 9 Re: Dkt. No. 35 SEQUOIA BENEFITS & INSURANCE SERVICES LLC, et al., 11 Defendants.
12 Plaintiffs, current and former participants in RingCentral, Inc.’s Welfare Benefits Plan, allege that Sequoia Benefits and Insurance Services LLC and Gregory S. Golub engaged in an unlawful kickback scheme as fiduciaries of RingCentral’s Welfare Benefits Plan. Before the Court is Defendants’ motion to dismiss. (Dkt. No. 35.) After carefully considering the parties’ briefing, and having had the benefit of oral argument on May 28, 2021, the Court GRANTS Defendants’ motion. Plaintiffs have not met their burden of proving that they have Article III standing to pursue their claims. DISCUSSION “Standing is a necessary element of federal-court jurisdiction” and a “threshold question in every federal case.” Thomas v. Mundell, 572 F.3d 756, 760 (9th Cir. 2009) (citing…