Imagine 360 Administrators, LLC v. Elevance Health, Inc.

Background

Elevance Health, Inc. removed this case from Santa Clara County Superior Court to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on August 12, 2026. The court issued an order requiring Elevance to show cause—that is, to explain in writing—why the case should not be remanded, or sent back, to state court for lack of federal subject-matter jurisdiction.

Jurisdictional issue

The opinion explains that federal district courts generally may hear cases involving a federal question or diversity jurisdiction. Diversity jurisdiction requires complete diversity of citizenship between the opposing parties and an amount in controversy greater than $75,000.

Elevance asserted that diversity jurisdiction existed. The opinion states that Elevance is an Indiana corporation with its principal place of business in Indiana. Elevance alleged, on information and belief, that Imagine 360’s members are citizens of Texas, Florida, and Pennsylvania. The court concluded that allegations based only on information and belief did not provide affirmative information sufficient to determine the citizenship of Imagine 360’s owners or members. Without that information, the court could not decide whether complete diversity existed.

The court did find that Elevance provided enough information to establish that the amount-in-controversy requirement was satisfied.

Order

The court ordered Elevance to file a written response by August 31, 2026, explaining why the case should not be remanded for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. Imagine 360 may respond by September 8, 2026. The opinion does not state that the case was remanded; it sets a deadline for further responses. The judge’s name is not clearly legible in the supplied opinion text.