Lodi Memorial Hospital v. Blue Cross of California, et al.,

Filing 56

RELATED CASE ORDER signed by Judge William B. Shubb on 4/26/12 relating case 2:09-cv-1178 WBS KJM with member case 2:12-cv-1071 JAM GGH.(Kaminski, H)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
ASSOCIATION, INC., a
California public benefit
corporation,

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NO. CIV. 09-1178 WBS KJM
Plaintiff,

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v.
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BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA,
doing business as ANTHEM BLUE
CROSS, a California
corporation; ANTHEM BLUE CROSS
LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE CO.,
a California corporation; THE
WELLPOINT COMPANIES, INC., an
Indiana corporation; WELLPOINT
INC., an Indiana corporation;
ANTHEM HEALTH PLANS OF
VIRGINIA, INC., a Virginia
corporation; BLUE CROSS BLUE
SHIELD OF TEXAS, a Texas
corporation; COMMUNITY
INSURANCE COMPANY, dba ANTHEM
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF
OHIO, an Ohio corporation;
McLANE COMPANY, INC., a Texas
corporation; CARPENTERS HEALTH
AND WELFARE TRUST FUND FOR
CALIFORNIA; CEMENT MASONS
HEALTH AND WELFARE TRUST FUND
FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA;
CALIFORNIA’S VALUED TRUST,
formerly known as CENTRAL
VALLEY TRUST; OPERATING

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ENGINEERS HEALTH AND WELFARE
TRUST FUND; PIPE TRADES
DISTRICT COUNCIL NO. 36 HEALTH
AND WELFARE FUND; SMW LOCAL
104 HEALTH CARE PLAN; UFCW
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND
WELFARE TRUST FUND; WESTERN
GROWERS ASSURANCE TRUST;
CALIFORNIA GROWER FOUNDATION
BENEFIT PLAN; DOES 1-200,
Defendants.
Defendants.
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LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
ASSOCIATION, INC., a
California public benefit
corporation,

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Plaintiff,
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CIV. NO. 2:12-01071 JAM GGH

vs.
BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA,
doing business as ANTHEM BLUE
CROSS, a California
corporation; ANTHEM BLUE CROSS
LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE CO.,
a California corporation; THE
WELLPOINT COMPANIES, INC., an
Indiana corporation; WELLPOINT
INC., an Indiana corporation;
ANTHEM HEALTH PLANS OF
VIRGINIA, INC., a Virginia
corporation; BLUE CROSS BLUE
SHIELD OF TEXAS, a Texas
corporation; COMMUNITY
INSURANCE COMPANY, dba ANTHEM
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF
OHIO, an Ohio corporation;
McLANE COMPANY, INC., a Texas
corporation; CARPENTERS HEALTH
AND WELFARE TRUST FUND FOR
CALIFORNIA; CEMENT MASONS
HEALTH AND WELFARE TRUST FUND
FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA;
CALIFORNIA’S VALUED TRUST,
formerly known as CENTRAL
VALLEY TRUST; OPERATING
ENGINEERS HEALTH AND WELFARE
TRUST FUND; PIPE TRADES
DISTRICT COUNCIL NO. 36 HEALTH
AND WELFARE FUND; SMW LOCAL
104 HEALTH CARE PLAN; UFCW

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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND
WELFARE TRUST FUND; WESTERN
GROWERS ASSURANCE TRUST;
CALIFORNIA GROWER FOUNDATION
BENEFIT PLAN; DOES 1-200,
Defendants.

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Defendants.
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Examination of the above-entitled actions reveals that

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these actions are related within the meaning of Local Rule

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123(a) because the actions involve the same parties and are

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based on the same or a similar claim.

Accordingly, the

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assignment of the matters to the same judge is likely to effect

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a substantial saving of judicial effort and is also likely to be

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convenient for the parties.
The parties should be aware that relating the cases

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under Local Rule 123 merely has the result that both actions are

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assigned to the same judge; no consolidation of the actions is

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effected.

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cases are generally assigned to the judge to whom the first

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filed action was assigned.

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Under the regular practice of this court, related

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the actions denominated

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Lodi Memorial Hospital Association, Inc. v. Blue Cross of

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California, Civ. No. 2:09-1178 WBS KJM, and Lodi Memorial

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Hospital Association, Inc. v. Blue Cross of California, Civ. No.

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2:12-1071 JAM GGH, be, and the same hereby are, deemed related

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and the case denominated Lodi Memorial Hospital Association,

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Inc. v. Blue Cross of California, Civ. No. 2:12-1071 JAM GGH,

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shall be reassigned to the Honorable WILLIAM B. SHUBB.

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dates currently set in the reassigned case only are hereby
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VACATED.

Henceforth, the caption on documents filed in the

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reassigned case shall be shown as Lodi Memorial Hospital

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Association, Inc. v. Blue Cross of California, Civ. No.

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2:12-1071 WBS GGH.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court

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make appropriated adjustment in the assignment of civil cases to

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compensate for this reassignment.

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DATED:

April 26, 2012

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