Wang v. Ochsner Medical Center - Kenner, L.L.C. et al

Filing 29

ORDER AND REASONS re 22 Request/Statement of Oral Argument, 26 Request/Statement of Oral Argument. ORDERED that the requests for oral argument are DENIED. Signed by Judge Martin L.C. Feldman on 8/17/2017.(clc)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

YI-ZARN WANG, M.D.

CIVIL ACTION

v.

NO. 17-5134

OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER KENNER, L.L.C., ET AL.

SECTION "F"

ORDER AND REASONS
Before

the

Court

are

requests

for

defendants on their motions to dismiss. 1

oral

argument

by

the

The requests are DENIED

for the following reasons.
It is the Court’s policy to grant oral argument on motions if
one of the following factors is present:
1.

There is a need for an evidentiary hearing.

2.

The motion or opposition papers involve a novel or

complex issue of law that is unsettled.
3.

The motion or opposition papers argue for a change in

existing law.

Dr. Boudreaux requests oral argument (Record Document 22) on his
motion to dismiss (Record Document 21), and the Ochsner entities
request oral argument (Record Document 26) on their motion to
dismiss (Record Document 25).
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1

4.

The motion or opposition papers implicate a

constitutional issue.
5.

The case itself is of widespread community interest.

Because the defendants’ motions to dismiss do not involve any
of the above factors, IT IS ORDERED: that their requests for oral
argument on their motions are DENIED.
New Orleans, Louisiana, August 17th 2017
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______________________________
MARTIN L. C. FELDMAN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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