FRANKLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL v. MAINE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSIONER

Filing 43

ORDER AFFIRMING THE RECOMMENDED DECISION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE re 39 Report and Recommendations ; granting in part 20 Motion for Summary Judgment; denying 24 Motion for Summary Judgment By JUDGE GEORGE Z. SINGAL. (lrc)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT District of Maine FRANKLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, Plaintiff v. BRENDA M. HARVEY, Commissioner of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant ORDER AFFIRMING THE RECOMMENDED DECISION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE The United States Magistrate Judge filed with the Court on September 24, 2008, her Recommended Decision (Docket No. 39). Plaintiff filed its Objection to the Recommended Decision (Docket No. 40) on October 14, 2008. Defendant filed its Response to Plaintiff's Objection to the Recommended Decision (Docket No. 42) on October 31, 2008. I have reviewed and considered the Magistrate Judge's Recommended Decision, together with the entire record; I have made a de novo determination of all matters adjudicated by the Magistrate Judge's Recommended Decision; and I concur with the recommendations of the United States Magistrate Judge for the reasons set forth in her Recommended Decision, and determine that no further proceeding is necessary. 1. 2. It is therefore ORDERED that the Recommended Decision of the Magistrate Judge is hereby AFFIRMED. It is hereby ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment on Count I (Docket No. 24) is DENIED. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Civil No. 07-125-B-S 3. It is hereby ORDERED that Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket No. 20) on Count I is GRANTED IN PART, and judgment is hereby GRANTED for the Defendant on the federal takings claim and DISMISSED, without prejudice, on the state law takings claim also contained in that count. /s/George Z. Singal_____________ Chief U.S. District Judge Dated: November 14, 2008

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