Anderson et al v. HCA-HealthOne LLC et al

Filing 169

Minute Entry for Motion Hearing held on 9/2/2010 before Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya. Denying 140 Motion for Order, denying 142 Motion for Order, denying 144 Motion for Order. (Court Reporter FTR - Nick Richards) (kmtcd)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya Civil Action No. 09-cv-00704-CMA-KMT Date: September 2, 2010 FTR - Courtroom C-201 Deputy Clerk, Nick Richards LAUREN P. ANDERSON, and WILLIAM W. ANDERSON, III, Plaintiffs, v. DAVID C. VAN PELT, M.D., BROOKS W. LONG, M.D., CHRISTOPHER G. MCLAUGHLIN, M.D., and SALLIE B. CLARK, M.D., Defendants. John D. Rawls Ann M. Thompson John Oliver Martin Stephen Jerome Hensen COURTROOM MINUTES / MINUTE ORDER MOTIONS HEARING: 9:33 a.m. Court in session: Court calls case. Appearances of counsel. Hearing is set for Plaintiff's Motion for Order to Determine Sufficiency of Defendant Van Pelt's and Long's Answers and Objections to Requests for Admission and to Compel Discovery [Doc. No. 140, filed July 14, 2010], Plaintiff's Motion for Order to Determine Sufficiency of Defendant McLaughlin's Answers and Objections to Requests for Admission and to Compel Discovery [Doc. No. 142, filed July 14, 2010], and Plaintiff's Motion for Order to Determine Sufficiency of Defendant Clark's Answers and Objections to Requests for Admission and to Compel Discovery [Doc. No. 144, filed July 14, 2010]. Oral Arguments from Plaintiff. Oral Arguments from Defendants. Rebuttal from Plaintiff. It is ORDERED: Request for Admissions 1-5 are DENIED as improper requests. Courts are divided on whether an answering party may properly respond to a request for admission to matters that the party regards in dispute. Request for Admissions 6 and 7 were proper requests. Replies from Defendant's were sufficient. Plaintiff's Motion for Order to Determine Sufficiency of Defendant Van Pelt's and Long's Answers [140], Motion for Order to Determine Sufficiency of Defendant McLaughlin's Answers [142], and Motion for Order to Determine Sufficiency of Defendant Clark's Answers [144] are DENIED. It is ORDERED: Request for production of documents of interrogatories relating to Request for Admissions 6 and 7 are DENIED. Court in Recess: 10:33 a.m. Hearing concluded. Total In-Court Time 01:00 *To obtain a transcript of this proceeding, please contact Avery Woods Reporting at (303) 825-6119. Page 2 of 2

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