Pearson
Pearson v. Apria Healthcare Group, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHRISTINA PEARSON, Case No.: 3:19-cv-02400-WQH-JLB
Plaintiff, ORDER v. 13 APRIA HEALTHCARE GROUP, INC. and ARSTRAT, LLC, 15 Defendants. 16 HAYES, Judge: 17 The matters pending before the Court are the Motion for Summary Judgment filed 18 by Defendant Apria Healthcare Group, Inc. (ECF No. 44); the Motion to Seal filed by 19 Defendant Apria Healthcare Group, Inc. (ECF No. 45); the Motions to Seal filed by 20 Plaintiff Christina Pearson (ECF Nos. 52, 55); and the Motions for Summary Judgment 21 filed by Plaintiff Christina Pearson (ECF Nos. 71, 72).
I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
23 On December 13, 2019, Plaintiff Christina Pearson initiated this action by filing a 24 Complaint against Defendants Apria Healthcare Group, Inc. (“Apria”) and ARSTRAT, 25 LLC (“ARS”). (ECF No. 1). Plaintiff alleges that “[t]his is a case about a healthcare 26 provider and its debt collection agency [that] deliberately dunned a military spouse instead 27 of her military insurance carrier for her child’s nebulizer.” Id.…