At least, that’s one lesson you can take away from Lee v. Blue Shield of California, case no. B190441 (2d Dist. Sept. 7, 2007). Lee alleged that Blue Shield wrongfully suspended him from its network of medical providers for medical incompetence and then illegally terminated his provider contract for failing to cooperate in the administrative process. His suit alleged tort, contract, and declaratory relief theories. The trial court sustained a demurrer brought on the ground that Lee did not exhaust his administrative remedies because the hearing process (commonly called an “809 hearing” because it is set out at Business and Professions Code sections 809-809.9) was terminated by Blue Shield for…