State of Louisiana v. Caremark P C 8 Health LLC et al

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE DIVISION

STATE OF LOUISIANA CASE NO. 6:25-CV-01130 VERSUS JUDGE DAVID C. JOSEPH CAREMARK P C 8 HEALTH LLC MAGISTRATE JUDGE CAROL B. ET AL WHITEHURST JUDGMENT This matter was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Carol B. Whitehurst for report and recommendation. After an independent review of the record, and after consideration of OBJECTIONS [Doc. 26] filed, this Court concludes that the Magistrate Judge’s REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION [Doc. 23] is correct and adopts the findings and conclusions therein as its own. The Court also notes that the analysis of the Fourth Circuit in W. Virginia ex rel. Hunt v. CaremarkPCS Health, L.L.C. is persuasive. 140 F.4th 188 (4th Cir. 2025). Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, consistent with the REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION, the State of Louisiana’s MOTION TO REMAND [Doc. 19] is DENIED. The State shall have twenty-one (21) days from this Order to file oppositions to Defendants’ MOTION TO DISMISS FOR LACK OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION [Doc. 10] and MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM [Doc. 11]. THUS DONE AN SIGNED in chambes 1 3th day of Noyember 2025. Cbasic C fot” DAVID C. JOSEPH UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE