UnitedHealthcare of Florida, Inc. et al v. American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc. et al
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ORDER denying 326 and 327 Motion to Compel Defendants to Produce Documents and Communications They Have Exchanged with AKF's Counsel and Others Relating to This Matter. Signed by Magistrate Judge William Matthewman on 12/7/2017. (kza)
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r po i pr -ii ton communia i a t t t y have onl wihhel pos-ii ton
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7, n
l i
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epons o he ii ton, s
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p. . n es ns , f nt r ha
Pl i if m us honort i c a ba ofw or pr
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ha he va ua i ha f nda s l wed ba k w e e c e t d bef e lt g i wasc e pl t
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ver t s r
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ts t r na i
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f c , a wor pr
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to l
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a bonus s w e e cr a e bef e D ef nt a i i t d ltga i D ef nda s de i i t s e t
nd
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r e t d or
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t e pa tc a i vi
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l t o o e n he na ys s ke he
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um n s
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na ys s
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f nda s ta e e nd s e a i
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1.
C O N CL USI N
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Ba e on t f e ng, i i he eby O R DER ED t t Pl ntf s M oton t Com pe
sd
he or goi
t s r
ha ai if '
i o
l
D e e nt t Pr uc t D oc e s a Com m uni a i The H a Exc ng w ih A KF'
f nda s o od e he
um nt nd
c tons y ve
ha ed t
S
8
Co nsla dOt esRea igt Thi Matr( 3 6 3 7 i DENI
u e n h r ltn o s te DES 2 , 2 1 s
ED.
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t r he
t
a e uly onsde ed
her t houl mpos s nc i or
e a tons
c ts hi a i tPl ntfsa t rc e unde Fe r Rul ofCi lPr dur 37()5 (
os-hi ng gans ai if nd hei ouns l r deal e
vi oce e a ()B)
i lghtoft f tt tt Cour ha deni Pl ntfs M oton. Howe r i lghtofDe e nt '
ni
he ac ha he
t s
ed ai if ' i
ve , n i
f nda s
c
ouns ' r us lt tm el cl r f Def nda s s ii c a m sofpr vie t Cour be i vest
els ef a o i y a iy
e nt ' pec fc l i
i l ge, he
t le
hat
s c a a r i fv ro Dee a t a a an tPlitfsa d terc u s lwo l b u j t
u h n wad n a o f fnd n s nd g i s anif n h i o n e u d e nus.
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f
nt
uns m di t l
ii d a ntf s'
e
f ndan s s c fc
t ' pe ii
prvieg cai sand t f c s gi ng rs t t e prviege cl ms a ha Pl i if a t i
il e lm
he a t vi ie o hos i l
ai , nd d antfs nd her
c
ouns none hel s pe s s e i t r M oton,t Cour w oul ha upon de alof Pl ntf s
el
t es r i t d n hei
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t
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ni
ai i f '
M oton,or r d bot Pl i if a t rco elt pa a 1oft c t,e ns s and a t e s
i
de e
h antfs nd hei uns o y l he os s xpe e ,
tom y'
f esi ur e by De e nt i ltga i t M o i
e nc r d
f nda s n ii tng he ton. But undert f c sand cicu sa sof
,
he a t
r m t nce
t s M oton,t Cour s l nota a d s f es cos s ore ns t a pa t
hi
i he
t ha l
w r uch e , t , xpe es o ny r y.
The Cour i a n ad s ng t pa tes a t i c
t s gai vi i he r i nd he r ouns lt t i w ilca e uly e l t t
e ha t l r f l va ua e he
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