Aton Center, Inc. v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ATON CENTER, INC., a Case No.: 3:20-cv-00492-WQH-BGS California corporation, ORDER Plaintiff, 13 v.
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE
SHIELD OF NORTH CAROLINA, a corporation; and 16 DOES 1 through 10, inclusive, 17 Defendants. 18 HAYES, Judge: 19 The matters pending before the Court are the Motion to Dismiss filed by Defendant 20 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (ECF No. 6) and the Joint Motion to 21 Consolidate Cases filed by Plaintiff Aton Center, Inc. and Defendant Blue Cross and Blue 22 Shield of North Carolina (ECF No. 8).
I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
24 On December 27, 2019, Plaintiff Aton Center, Inc. commenced this action by filing 25 a Complaint in the Superior Court of California for the County of San Diego, assigned case 26 number 37-2019-00068844-CU-BC-NC, against Defendant Blue Cross and Blue Shield of 27 North Carolina. See ECF No. 1-4 at 2. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant “breached [its] 28 agreements with Plaintiff and/or committed other wrongful acts and omissions by…