MAINE COAST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL v. SEBELIUS

Filing 29

ORDER AFFIRMING THE RECOMMENDED DECISION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE re 25 Report and Recommendations. denying 13 Motion for Judgment on the Administrative Record; granting 14 Motion for Judgment on the Administrative Record. Denying 27 Motion for Oral Argument. By JUDGE NANCY TORRESEN. (dfr)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MAINE
MAINE COAST MEMORIAL
HOSPITAL,
Plaintiff,
v.
KATHLEEN SEBELIUS, Secretary,
U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services,
Defendant.

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Civil No. 1:13-cv-00138-NT

ORDER AFFIRMING THE
RECOMMENDED DECISION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE
The United States Magistrate Judge filed with the Court on November
13, 2013, her Recommended Decision (ECF No. 25). The Plaintiff filed its
Objection to the Recommended Decision (ECF No. 26) on November 26, 2013.
The Plaintiff filed her Response to the Defendant’s objections (ECF No. 28) on
December 12, 2013.
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. It is therefore ORDERED that:

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The Recommended Decision of the Magistrate Judge is hereby
AFFIRMED;

2.

Plaintiff’s Motion for Judgment on the Administrative Record
(ECF No. 13) is DENIED;

3.

The Defendant’s Motion for Judgment on the Administrative
Record (ECF No. 14) is GRANTED;

4.

Plaintiff’s Motion for Oral Argument (ECF. No 27) is DENIED;
and,

5.

The Secretary’s administrative decision is hereby AFFIRMED.

SO ORDERED.
/s/ Nancy Torresen
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Dated this 6th day of January, 2014.

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