Davis, M.D. v. New York Life Insurance Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 ALEXANDER A. DAVIS, M.D., Case No. 23-cv-02955-AMO
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
v. TRANSFER
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE Re: Dkt. No.
COMPANY,
10 Defendant.
11 Before the Court is Defendant New York Life Insurance Company’s (“NYL”) motion to transfer. The matter is fully briefed and suitable for decision without oral argument. See Civil L.R. 7-6. Having read the parties’ papers and carefully considered their arguments and the relevant legal authority, the Court hereby GRANTS the motion for the following reasons. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Alexander Davis (“Davis”) is a resident of Modesto, California. Ex. A, Disability Claim Form (ECF 27-2) at 2. Davis is an orthopedic surgeon who is a policyholder of a Long Term Disability Income Insurance policy issued by NYL. ECF 2-4 (“Compl.”) ¶ 9. Davis suffered serious mental health issues, id. ¶ 1, and received treatment from two medical practitioners in Modesto, Dr. Peter…