J.G.
J.G. v. University of San Francisco Welfare Benefit Plan
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 K.G., Case No. 23-cv-00299-JSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER RE: STANDARD OF REVIEW
v. 9 Re: Dkt. No. 24 UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
WELFARE BENEFIT PLAN,
11 Defendant.
12 Plaintiff K.G. sues Defendant University of San Francisco Welfare Benefit Plan regarding denial of health plan benefits under the Federal Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). (Dkt. No. 1 at 49-57.) After asking Defendant to address the applicable standard of review for Anthem’s denials of Plaintiff’s benefits for lack of medical necessity in Defendant’s Rule 12(c) motion, the Court denied the motion because the Court could not consider the evidence submitted under Rule 12(c). (Dkt. No. 29.) At the case management conference on February 29, 2024, the parties agreed to convert Defendant’s 12(c) motion to a motion for summary judgment without further briefing. So, before the Court is Defendant’s motion for summary judgment on the applicable…