District Court, C.D. California July 8, 1992, SACV 89-695-GLT, 89-696-GLT, 89-796-GLT, 89-898-GLT, 90-672-GLT and 90-682-GLT (In Re Family Health Services, Inc.)

RULING ON APPEAL

GARY L. TAYLOR, District Judge.

In this bankruptcy appeal, the court holds that a health maintenance organization (“HMO”) licensed, regulated, and conducting business in a state as a domestic insurance company, constitutes a domestic insurance company under 11 U.S.C. § 109(b), and is not eligible for bankruptcy protection.

I.