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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Petition for Removal

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BRIAN H., et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA,

Defendant.

Case No. 17-cv-03095-MMC 

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS' 

MOTION TO REMAND; GRANTING 

DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS; 

DISMISSING COMPLAINT WITH 

LEAVE TO AMEND

Re: Dkt. Nos. 11, 16

Before the Court are the following two motions: (1) plaintiffs Brian H. and Alex H.’s 

motion to remand, filed June 29, 2017, and (2) California Physicians’ Service d/b/a Blue 

Shield of California’s (“California Physicians’”) motion to dismiss, filed June 6, 2017. The 

matters came on regularly for hearing on August 11, 2017, and October 27, 2017. Katie 

Joy Spielman and David M. Lilienstein of DL Law Group appeared on behalf of plaintiffs. 

Joseph E. Laska and Ketakee R. Kane appeared on behalf of defendant.

Having considered the parties’ respective written submissions and the arguments 

of counsel at the hearing, the Court, for the reasons stated on the record at the hearing,

hereby DENIES plaintiffs’ motion to remand, GRANTS California Physicians’ motion to 

dismiss, and DISMISSES plaintiffs’ Complaint with leave to amend. Plaintiffs’ First 

Amended Complaint shall be filed no later than November 13, 2017.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 30, 2017

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

Case 3:17-cv-03095-MMC Document 35 Filed 10/30/17 Page 1 of 1