Valley View Health Care, Inc., et al v. Chapman, et al

Filing 87

ORDER on AARP'S JOINDER 82 REQUEST signed by District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill on 01/09/2014. (Flores, E)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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VALLEY VIEW HEALTH
CARE INC., et al.,
Plaintiffs,

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CASE NO. CV F 13-0036 LJO BAM

ORDER ON AARP'S JOINDER REQUEST
(Doc. 82.)

vs.

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RONALD CHAPMAN, M.D., et al.,

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Defendants.
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Non-party AARP, without this Court's approval, filed a joint amicus brief with non-

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party California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform ("CANHR"), which had received court

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approval to file an amicus brief. This Court DISFAVORS unilateral filing of briefs, even as a

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joinder, without this Court's prior approval. Moreover, parties to this action have thoroughly

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briefed and addressed the limited issues involved in this action and arguably have burdened an

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overburdened court with their voluminous filings. This Court carries the most voluminous

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caseload of any U.S. District Court and must devote its limited staff and resources to best

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manage its overwhelming workload. As such, this Court will review in passing AARP-

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CANHR's papers and will not necessarily refer to them or otherwise consider them in reaching

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its decision. This Court PROHIBITS the parties, AARP, CANHR and Glenn Patrick to file

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any further papers in connection with summary judgment, unless this Court orders otherwise.
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Papers filed in violation of this order will be stricken. The clerk is directed to term doc. 82.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

/s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill

January 9, 2014

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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