Aton Center, Inc. v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ATON CENTER, INC., a Case No.: 3:20-cv-00500-WQH-BGS California corporation, ORDER Plaintiff, 13 v.
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE
SHIELD OF ILLINOIS, a corporation; and DOES 1 through 16 10, inclusive, 17 Defendants. 18 HAYES, Judge: 19 The matter pending before the Court is the Motion to Dismiss filed by Defendant 20 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois. (ECF No. 17).
I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
22 On December 27, 2019, Plaintiff Aton Center, Inc. commenced this action by filing 23 a Complaint in the Superior Court of California for the County of San Diego, assigned case 24 number 37-2019-00068705-CU-BC-NC, against Defendant Blue Cross and Blue Shield of 25 Illinois and DOES 1 through 10, inclusive. (ECF No. 1-4). On March 16, 2020, Defendant 26 removed the action to this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332, diversity jurisdiction, 28 27 U.S.C. § 1441(b), and 28 U.S.C. § 1446. (ECF No. 1). 28 On April 17, 2020, Defendant filed a Motion to Dismiss of Plaintiff’s Complaint for failure…