Spine, PLLC v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company

Filing 17

ORDER permitting Intervening Plaintiff Southeast Michigan Surgical Hospital, LLC to file intervening complaint. Signed by District Judge George Caram Steeh. (MBea)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION

SPINE, PLLC,
CASE NO. 14-CV-14729
HONORABLE GEORGE CARAM STEEH

Plaintiff,
and
SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN SURGICAL
HOSPITAL, LLC, d/b/a MICHIGAN
SURGICAL HOSPITAL,
Intervening Plaintiff,
v.
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FIRE
INSURANCE COMPANY, a foreign
corporation,
Defendant.
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ORDER PERMITTING INTERVENING
PLAINTIFF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN SURGICAL
HOSPITAL, LLC TO FILE INTERVENING COMPLAINT
This is a first-party no-fault action brought by a healthcare provider to recover
personal injury protection benefits for services it rendered to Otis McCary after his
involvement in a motor vehicle accident. On April 23, 2015, the court held a Rule 16
scheduling conference with the parties. At the conference, counsel for Southeast Michigan
Surgical Hospital, LLC, d/b/a Michigan Surgical Hospital (the “intervening plaintiff”),
appeared and informed the court that intervening plaintiff had properly filed an intervening
complaint in Wayne County Circuit Court prior to defendant being served with plaintiff’s
complaint, and prior to removal of the action to this court. Counsel for the intervening
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plaintiff orally requested permission to file the intervening complaint in this court. Following
the discussion with counsel at the Rule 16 conference, and the court being fully advised
in the premises,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that intervening plaintiff Southeast Michigan Surgical
Hospital, LLC, d/b/a Michigan Surgical Hospital, shall be permitted to file its intervening
complaint in this action.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: May 4, 2015
s/George Caram Steeh
GEORGE CARAM STEEH
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
Copies of this Order were served upon attorneys of record on
May 4, 2015, by electronic and/or ordinary mail.
s/Marcia Beauchemin
Deputy Clerk

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