Kemper vs Catholic Healthcare West

Filing 163

ORDER signed by Judge Lawrence K. Karlton on 8/1/2013 GRANTING 159 Joint Motion for Approval of Facility Consent Decree - Mercy Hospitals of Bakersfield - Southwest Campus; VACATING the associated motion hearing set for 8/12/2013. (Michel, G)

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MARKO & MAGOLNICK, P. A.
DAVID E. MARKO (FL Bar No. 939633)
CHARLES D. FERGUSON (FL Bar No. 741531)
3001 S. W. 3rd Avenue
Miami, FL 33129
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs
EDWARD L. KEMPER and CONNIE J. ARNOLD
DOWNEY BRAND LLP
DANIEL J. MCVEIGH (Bar No. 77410)
ELIZABETH B. STALLARD (Bar No. 221445)
621 Capitol Mall, Eighteenth Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendant
DIGNITY HEALTH, a California public benefit
Corporation, formerly named CATHOLIC
HEALTHCARE WEST
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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EDWARD L. KEMPER and
18 CONNIE J. ARNOLD, for themselves
and all others similarly situated,
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Plaintiff,
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v.
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CATHOLIC HEALTHCARE WEST, a
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Defendants.

Case No.: 2:06-CV-00295-LKK-EFB
ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION
FOR APPROVAL OF FACILITY
CONSENT DECREE – MERCY
HOSPITALS OF BAKERSFIELD –
SOUTHWEST CAMPUS
Date:
Time:
Court Room:

August 12, 2013
10:00 a.m.
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Before The Honorable Lawrence K. Karlton

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Pending before the court is the joint motion of Plaintiffs EDWARD L. KEMPER and

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CONNIE J. ARNOLD, for themselves and all others similarly situated, and Defendant DIGNITY

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HEALTH, a California public benefit corporation formerly named CATHOLIC HEALTHCARE
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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF FACILITY CONSENT DECREE –
MERCY HOSPITALS OF BAKERSFIELD – SOUTHWEST CAMPUS

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WEST, for an Order Approving the Facility Consent Decree for Mercy Hospitals of Bakersfield –

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Southwest Campus.

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The court has reviewed the Facility Consent Decree and finds that it is fair, reasonable and

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adequate for the class. Accordingly, the Court has signed and hereby adopts the terms of the

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Facility Consent Decree as presented.

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It is hereby ORDERED that the JOINT MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF FACILITY

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CONSENT DECREE – MERCY HOSPITALS OF BAKERSFIELD – SOUTHWEST

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CAMPUS be and hereby is GRANTED.

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The hearing on this motion, currently set for August 12, 2013, is VACATED.

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DATED: August 1, 2013.

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF FACILITY CONSENT DECREE –
MERCY HOSPITALS OF BAKERSFIELD – SOUTHWEST CAMPUS