Marcia Stein v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.

103 F.4th 543

Opinion

FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 8 2024 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

MARCIA STEIN; RODOLFO BONE, Qui No. 22-15862 Tam Relators; ex rel. United States of America, D.C. Nos. 3:16-cv-05337-EMC 3:13-cv-03891-EMC Plaintiffs-Appellants, Northern District of California, San Francisco and ORDER UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN, INC., a California corporation; KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS, a California corporation; KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN OF COLORADO, A Colorado Corporaton; KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN OF GEORGIA, INC., a Georgia corporation; KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN OF THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES, INC., a Maryland corporation; KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN OF THE NORTHWEST, an Oregon corporation; KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN OF WASHINGTON, a Washington corporation; PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP, INC., a California corporation; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP; COLORADO PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP, a Colorado corporation; SOUTHEAST PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP; HAWAII PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP; MID-ATLANTIC PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP; NORTHWEST PERMANENTE, P.C.; GROUP HEALTH PERMANENTE; KAISER PERMANENTE,

Defendants-Appellees.

MURGUIA, Chief Judge:

Upon the vote of a majority of nonrecused active judges, it is ordered that

this case be reheard en banc pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 35(a)

and Circuit Rule 35-3. The three-judge panel disposition is vacated.

Judges Ikuta and Owens did not participate in the deliberations or vote in

this case.