Satilla Health Services Inc v. ELAP Inc et al

Filing 47

ORDER directing Defendants to submit administrative record, etc. to the Court not later than 6/21/2012. Objection deadline for Plantiffs is 6/26/2012. Ordered by Judge Hugh Lawson on 6/14/2012. (nbp)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
VALDOSTA DIVISION
SATILLA HEALTH SERVICES, INC.
d/b/a SATILLA REGIONAL MEDICAL
CENTER,
Plaintiffs,
v.
Civil Action No. 7:11-cv-9 (HL)
ELAP, INC., THE LANGDALE
COMPANY, and TLC BENEFIT
SOLUTIONS, INC.,
Defendants.

ORDER
When reviewing an ERISA case, the Court is “limited to the record that
was before [the administrator] when it made its decision.” Glazer v. Reliance
Standard Life Ins., 524 F.3d 1241, 1247 (11th Cir. 2008). Thus, as the Court
undertakes a full review this case, it is necessary to understand what documents
were examined by Defendants in making the benefits determination.
Defendants are ordered to submit the administrative record that was
available to TLC Benefit Solutions, Inc. when it made its original benefits
determination, as well as any additional information that was submitted for
purposes of the two appeals made to ELAP, Inc. The full administrative record is
to be submitted to the Court no later than Thursday, June 21, 2012. Plaintiffs will
have until Tuesday, June 26, 2012 to object to the administrative record as

submitted by Defendants. If there is no response by June 26, 2012, the Court will
assume there are no objections and will proceed with its review of the case
based on the administrative record submitted by Defendants.
SO ORDERED, this 14th day of June, 2012.

s/ Hugh Lawson
HUGH LAWSON, SENIOR JUDGE

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