Greater Lakes Ambulatory Surgical Center, PLLC et al v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

Filing 45

ORDER granting 37 Non-Party Aetna Life Insurance Company's Motion to Quash. Signed by District Judge Robert H. Cleland. (LWag)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION

GREATER LAKES AMBULATORY SURGICAL
CENTER, PLLC, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.

Case No. 11-11003

STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE
INSURANCE COMPANY,
Defendant.
/
ORDER GRANTING NONPARTY AETNA LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY’S MOTION TO QUASH
On September 30, 2011, nonparty Aetna Life Insurance Co. (“Aetna”) filed a
“Motion to Quash Plaintiffs’ September 16, 2011 Subpoena.” After reviewing Aetna’s
motion, the court ordered an expedited response from Plaintiffs. Plaintiffs filed their
response on October 18, 2011, and Aetna filed a reply on October 21, 2011. The court
held a hearing on October 26, 2011. For the reasons stated on the record,
IT IS ORDERED that nonparty Aetna’s motion to quash [Dkt. # 37] is
GRANTED.1

s/Robert H. Cleland
ROBERT H. CLELAND
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Dated: October 28, 2011

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This order does not foreclose the possibility, however unlikely, of Plaintiffs
expeditiously developing a protocol to achieve the requested discovery which guards
against the imposition of a burden on nonparty Aetna.

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was mailed to counsel of record
on this date, October 28, 2011, by electronic and/or ordinary mail.
s/Lisa Wagner
Case Manager and Deputy Clerk
[phone]

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