SpecialtyCare, Inc., Remote Neuromonitoring Physicians, PC, and Sentient...

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE SPECIALTYCARE, INC., REMOTE NEUROMONITORING PHYSICIANS, PC, and SENTIENT PHYSICIANS, PC, Plaintiffs, Civil Action No, 24-1396-RGA v. UMR, INC., Defendant.

MEMORANDUM ORDER WHEREAS, the Magistrate Judge issued an R&R (D.I. 24) recommending that I grant Defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint (D.I. 16) in this case; WHEREAS, I have considered de novo the R&R, Plaintiffs’ objections to the R&R (DI.

25) and Defendant’s opposition to the objections (D.I. 26); WHEREAS, I agree with the R&R, the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit,’ and the numerous district courts” that have held that there is no private right of action to enforce the payment of an IDR determination, and thus that Counts I, II, and III should be dismissed for failure to state a claim; WHEREAS, | agree with the R&R and the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit? that Plaintiffs do not have standing, for lack of a concrete injury, to sue under ERISA, and thus that Count IV should be dismissed for lack of standing; ' Guardian Flight, L.L.C. v. Health Care Serv. Corp., 140 F.4th 271, 277 (Sth Cir. 2025).

2 See R&R, D.I. 24 at 7n. 3 & 10 n. 5 (collecting cases). See also Specialty Care Inc. v. Meritain Health, Inc., C.A. No. 25-198-MN, D.I. 42 (D. Del. Mar. 17, 2026).

3 Guardian Flight, 140 F.4th at 278. I note that in underlying briefing, Defendant asserted that the Court should follow the “persuasive reasoning” of Guardian. (D.I. 17 at 14). In response, Page 1 of 2 WHEREAS, | agree with the R&R that I should not exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the state law claims, and thus that Counts V, VI, and VII should be dismissed; NOW THEREFORE, I OVERRULE the objections, ADOPT the R&R (D.1. 24), and GRANT the motion to dismiss (D.I. 16); and Counts I, I, and Il] are DISMISSED with prejudice and Counts IV, V, VI, and VII are DISMISSED without prejudice. th IT IS SO ORDERED this df day of March 2026.

United un A. be Judge Plaintiffs did not mention Guardian in connection with the ERISA argument. (D.I. 19 at 14-16).

Similarly, in their objections, Plaintiffs do not mention Guardian in connection with the ERISA objection. (D.I. 25 at 8-10).

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