UnitedHealthcare of Florida, Inc. et al v. American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc. et al

Filing 329

ORDER granting in part and denying in part 291 Motion for Reconsideration. Signed by Magistrate Judge William Matthewman on 10/20/2017. (kza)

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al a t sivov d i t i c s . Al o h teDe lrto g 3 3 4 a d e s sed so e yi
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t c quest tcoul l s e t dic r bur
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d e s n he s ove y dens on bot pa te ,t y ha i t ad s ug t
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ur he s ove y oc s n hi as nt e l ret
t ha om t f ny he
pa te t t s c e a e ulha wih t Cour' dic r r i ,and,s cii a l a t t
ri s o hi as r z ppy t he
ts s ove y ulngs
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pe ng m oton,i Pl ntf s or t r c
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oope a i a i it e upon
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h
di c r aspos i e f om t ot rs de i a t r oft di cove y pr e si t sca e
s ove y
s bl r he he i , s t he oot he s
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s a e s ie
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ve ie
w e l o 50 di c r m otons r s
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i , e pons , r i ,no i s a de l a i , m any of w hi h
es eples tce , nd c ar tons
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ha be n tl d unde s al The Cour hashe d a l a tsx dic r he i i 2017,mos of
ve e s e
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t
l t e s i s ove y arngs n
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whi h we e l ngt a cont ntous Se D Es 89, 1 1 1 ,228,284. The Cour ha
c
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07, 09, 71
t s
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nt e ounte s de s e a i o he r i s
r
s ove y s e . t ppea s t t
r o he
Cour t , r t r t n be c
t hat a he ha
oope atve i t di c r pr es , t pa tes a t r c
r i n he s ove y oc s he r i nd hei ouns l
e
i end t m a t di c r pr e s i t s c e as expe i tm e c um i a dif c t a
nt
o ke he s ove y oc s n hi as
ns ve, i - ons ng nd fi ul s
pos i e. Thi t i s i t f e of w ha i e c e f om c vi ltga s a t i c
sbl
s l e n he ac
t s xpe t d r
i l ii nt nd he r ouns . For
el

e m pl,a ve y r c ntpublcai fom t wel-es t Se
xa e
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nf r nc nsiut t t s
t f l i
he olow ng:

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upon t l velof c
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t ge n he s o dentf he entaly el va e ds
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s ac tr s
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t t ne oft ca e,a a tmptt l s n, ahe t e c r t dico r diput sa t
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o es e r t r han xa e bae, s ve y s e nd he
e ns oft di c y pr es .l t sr r Chi fJ tce Robe t s a e
xpe e he s over oc s n hi ega d, e us i
r s t t d:
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o iain t tercin s a dt t ej tc s se t a o d a tg nsi tcis
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a s mes ae r s nsblt wiho p sn c u e t a h e ej s rs ls
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C if ut es 01 YerE dRe ot nteF drlu iir 5t . 1
he Jsi '2 5 a-n p ro h eea Jdca/ ap 1.
c
W ih t a ve pr
t he bo
onounce e s i m i t Cou t w il now t n t t s cii of
m nt n nd, he
r l
ur o he pe fcs

Plitfs M oi n. anif'frtp i r a g me ta t ce re rro ma ietij tc i t t
anif ' to Plitfs is rmay r u n s o la ro r n fs nusie s ha
t Cour' r i per ti a tonalc t a a s r h t r si notbas d ont evi nce
he
ts ulng mitng ddii
usodins nd ea c e m s
e
he de ,
i unf i ,a i ove l br d. The Cour does not be i ve t t is r i i unf i a i f t
s a r nd s ry oa
t
le ha t ulng s a r nd, n ac ,
t r i i ba ed upon t a gum e sm a t t Cour i t m a tlngsby t pari s a i
he ulng s s
he r
nt de o he
t n he ny i i
he te nd s

ba e on t a gum e smadea t lnghy dic r he rng.
s d he r
nt
t he e t
s ove y a i
Fu t r whie t Cour opt d t pe t a tona s a c t r s and cus odi ns
r he ,
l he
t e o nni ddii l e r h e m
t a ,

De e nt a eobvi l silconsr i t abi by t Cour ' prordic r Or r i t s
f nda s r
ousy tl
taned o de
he
ts i s ove y de s n hi
c e. Tha i ,D e e nt m a notus t a tonals r h t r s or c t a t c r ve
as
t s f nda s y
e he ddii
ea c e m
us odi ns o icum nt
a oft pror lm ia i t tt Cour ha pl c upon di c
ny he i i t tons ha he
t s a ed
s over i t s c e i is di c
y n hi as n t s over
y
O r r . The a tonals a ch t r s a cus odi m us s a w ihi t pa a e e s t Co t
de s
ddii
e r e m nd t ans
t t y t n he r m t r he ur

ha pl e upon dicove y i t sc e vi isprorOr s Shoul De e nt f lt do s and
s ac d
s r n hi as a t i
der .
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o,
s d Def nt s e e dic r be
houl
enda s e k - s ove y yond t pa a ee s pr vi l i
he r m tr e ousy mpos d by t Cou t
e
he
r,
Pl i if c n f l a addii l m oton w ih t Cour expl ni e c l how D e enda s ha
a ntf s a ie n
tona
i
t he
t
ai ng xa ty
f
nt ve

f ie t ad et t l te ors rtoft Cour' prordic r Or r .
a ld o her o he et r pii he
ts i s ove y de s
I t s r ga d,how e r t Cour s r y advi e c
n hi e r
ve , he
t tongl
s s ouns f a lpa tes i t s c e t
el or l r i n hi as o
ra t a
e d he bove a ho ii s , com p1 w ih w ha i et c l e
ut r te 3
t s hi aly xpec ed of t m a pr e s o l a
t
he s of s i na s nd
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m e be s oft Bar a w o k t he t r fne t s r h t r s a a r ve a t pr
m r
he , nd r oget r o e i he ea c e m nd r i t he oduc i of
ton
r l van a pr
e e t nd opor i
tonal di c r i t s ca e The Cour al o a s t pa tes a t i
s ove y n hi s .
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a 2 5, c ddes s e rh emsedic v r, n h e e st o oo eain ewe n h at .
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c elt ti wilsrc l utlz c ts fi and at ne s f esa c t s nci nsfom t s
ouns ha t l tity ii e os-hitng
tor y' e nd oss a to r hi
poi f wa d a i t any pary o a t ey i t s c s who vi a e t Cour' dic r
nt or r ga ns
t r tom
n hi a e
olt s he
ts s ove y
Or r ,f ist coo r t i good f ih,s eks e s i dicove y,or f is t pr e r e t
de s a l o pe a e n
at e
xce sve s r
a l o oduc elvan
a pr
nd opor i ldi c r
tona s ove y.

Plitfs s c n man ag me trg r ig ce rer ro ma ie tij sie i ta t e
anif ' e o d i r u n e a dn la ro r nf s nu tc s h t h
Cour s d ha r quie Def nda s t dr f a s r e a prvie l bec us De e nt
t houl ve e r d
e nt o al nd e v
i l ge og a e f nda s
a lge y f l t pr duc a non- i l ed doc e t twa r s
le dl aied o o e
prvieg
um nt ha s e ponsve t one ofPli if '
i o
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a ntf s
e tm t
s s or s ng nd
di c r r ques s i t pa t 4 Pl i if have no l gii a e ba i f as um i , a
s ove y e
t n he s .
e our ng t Cour t i e o fnd, t t t r a e m or s h w ihhe d docu e s by
nc agi he
t o nf r r i
ha he e r
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Def nt . De enda s couns ,who ar ofk e s of t c t ha r pr e e t t no
enda s
f nt '
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e t r
he our, ve e es nt d ha
a tona non- i l ed,r ponsve docume sa ebei wihhel I e f a t be bl ,
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Pl ntf s c
ai i f ' ouns a e e f tve y ac usng D e enda s c
el r f ec i l c i
f
nt ' ouns of l ng t t Cour ;t t i ,
el yi o he
t ha s

Pl ntfs couns a e as e tng t tDe e nt 'couns a e pum os l wihhol ng docume s
ai if '
el r s ri ha f nda s
el r
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nt
a t
nd hen m a ng know i m i r pr en a i
ki
ng
s e es t tons t t s Cour t t t y ha no w ihhe d
o hi
t ha he
ve t t l
docum e s The e ar sr a l gatons a f o w ha t Cour has s n t dat t r i no
nt .
s e t ong le i , nd, r m
t he
t
ee o e, he e s

f t ba i ors
acual ss uppor frs algai . I Pli if'c elha e de e( i ndo,
t o uch le tons f antfs ouns ve vi nc not nnue
asumptonsorbelef)t s r s h a bol a us ton,t n t y s d pr e i;i no,
s i
i s o uppo t uc
d cc ai he he houl oduc t f t
t n t m us r f a n f om m a ng s r pr e a i o a s ri f w hi t Co thas
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ki uch e es nt tons r s e tons or ch he ur
4 TheCour noest t i l geci lca eslket sc e i i note iel unex c e t aparywilet r
t t ha, n ar vi s i hi as , t s
ntr y
pe t d hat
t l ihe
i dvere l pr eprvie document ori dv tnty a i tal fi t pr
na tnty oduc i lged
s na ere l nd niily al o oducer e ntdoc
elva
umen s Thi
t.
s

cnh p e dsi teb sefrsaditnt n o cu sln pris TheRue povd frspje nainof
a a pn ept h et fot n ne i s f o ne ad ate.
e
o
ls r ie o u lmetto
dic r wheneror s asf l et dicos ar lva docu en a edic e by apa t Pll if'
s ove y
r s uch aiur o s l e ee nt
m t r s overd
ry. antfs
agu nttat be us a e lwasale dl nottmel pr
r me h , ca e n mai
lge y
i y oduce by Deendan s t Cour s d,her or
d
f
t, he
t houl t ef e,
a s et Defndant a epur el wihhol ng document i t dic r pr e i wholy wihoutmert l
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fc, litfste ev s b tero a miso , a eern o sypo u e d c me t s be toprvlg i t i
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s e no e denc t da e. The et sofalega i a es e y one oft r as t dicove y
en
vi e o t
s ype
l tons r ur l
he e ons he s r
pr es i t sca e hasbec e s ltgi a ac i oni .
oc s n hi s
om o ii ous nd rm ous
Fur he m o e Pl i if a know l
t r r , a ntf s c
edge t t a pr vie l w oul no nonnaly be r qui e
ha
i l ge og
d t
l
e rd

unde Loc lRul 26.( )2( ,butt t na guet tDee nt ços t pr tci t tt
r a e 1 3 ()C)
hey he r ha fnda s d t he oe ton ha he
l
l alr e wo d ot r s pr vi by wr uly wihhol ng a i s t bl non- i lge
oc ul ul he wie o de
ongf l t di n ndipu a y
prvie d
doc en s t t w as diec l r s
um t ha
r ty e pons ve t Pl ntf s docum ent r que t .' g 291,p.41
i o ai i f '
e s s ' DE
.
Thi a gum ent i nons ns . Pl i if ha ne
s r
s
e e
a ntf s ve ver pr de a c s l w t s ppor t i
ovi d ny a e a o u
t he r

c e i t tt Cour m us dir r t Loc Rulsbec us onepa t a lgesa he pa t
ontnton ha he
t t sega d he al e
a e
ry le
not r ry
haswihhed doc e s
t l
um nt .
Fi l Pl ntf s a gue t tt Cour ha bee unf i i r qui i Pl i t f s t pr uc
naly, ai i f r
ha he
t s n
a r n e r ng a n i f o od e
m or di c r t D e e
e s ove y han f ndan s The Cour no e t ti g a ed i pa tand de e i pa tbot
t.
t t s ha t r nt n r
ni d n r h
Pl ntf s a D ef nda s m os r ce di c r m otons The Cour hasende vo ed t be f i
ai i f ' nd
e nt '
t e nt s ove y
i .
t
a r o
ar
t bo h pa te i t s c e,a m e e y be aus Pl i t f sdo notlke s e oft Cour ' r i ,
o t r i s n hi as nd, r l c e a n if
i om
he
ts ulngs

doesnotm e n t tt Cour ha be n unf r M or over Pli if a e t one who tld t
a ha he
t s e
ai.
e , antf s r he s
ie he

lws i i t i c s a d i o e t ej rs it n o t i Co r te s o l n tber ssa tt
a ut n h s a e n nv k d h u idci f hs u t h y h ud o
o
e itn o
pr i dico r asr r d by t r l sa or r by t Cour.
oducng s ve y equie
he u e nd de ed he
t
Ba e on t f eg ng,i i her by O RDERED a f l ws:
s d he or oi t s e
s olo
Pl i if ' M oton f Re
a ntf s
i or cons de a i or M odii a i of O m ni D i c r Or
i r ton
f c ton
bus s ove y der

Dae Au u t 3 ,2 7 g 2 ) i GRANTED I PART AND DENI I
td g s 0 01 DE 91 s
N
ED N
PA R T .

2. Pl i if 'm oton i G M N TED t t e e t tt Cour ' pr or Or r i c a ii d
a ntf s
i s
o he xt nt ha he
ts i
de s l r fe
s as t a s t pa tes t tt a tonalc t ans a s a c t r s pe m it d
o
o dvi e he r i ha he ddii
us odi
nd e r h e m
r te

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Def nt by t Cour m us not go be
enda s
he
t
t
yond t lm is and pa a e er pr ous y
he i t
r m t s evi l

pl c o t s ope of dic y by t s Cou t i is num e ous pror dic r
a ed n he c
s over
hi
r n t
r
i
s ove y
Or r , a a no e pr vi l i t s Or . Tha i, by al ng Def nda s
de s nd s t d e ousy n hi der
t s
lowi
e nt
addii l s ar h t nns and c t a , t Cour di not gi D e e nt ca t
tona e c e
us odi ns he
t d
ve f nda s re

bl nc t s ek ir e nt dipr tonae dic r or dic r be
a he o e relva , s opori t s ove y
s ove y yond t
he
pa a e e spr vi l s tby t Cour . Ra he ,t Cour w ant d t e ur t tt
r m t r e ous y e
he
t
t r he
t
e o ns e ha he

s a c f r e nt a pr tonal doc e s woul be s fcinty t oug
e r h or elva nd opori
um nt
d
ufi e l hor h
w ihoutca i und bur n or e
t
us ng
ue de
xpens t Pl ntf s Fur he ,t pror Or i
e o ai if .
t r he i
der s
he e s e e ed a m odii t t e e t t t C o t or r t t bot
r by uppl m nt nd
fed o he xt nt ha he ur de s ha
h
Pl ntf s a D e e nt a t pa tes c
ai i f nd f nda s nd he r i ' ouns c er on t s ar h t nns f t
el onf
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