Turner et al v. Northern Montana Hospital et al

Filing 220

ORDER APPROVING DISTRIBUTION PROCESS: The Court, having reviewed the 219 Petition for Proposed Distribution (Petition), filed by the Trustee of the Hospital Employees Qualified Settlement Fund (QSF), HEREBY ORDERS, ADJUDGES, AND DECREES AS FOLLOWS : 1) The Court approves the resolution and distribution process set forth by the QSF in the Petition for identifying and distributing QSF funds to known and unknown beneficiaries of Community Medical Center (CMC). 2) The QSF shall simultaneously est ablish a process (such as a website) whereby persons who believe they were not reported as a CMC beneficiary, or were improperly reported, can make a claim for an award disbursement. 3) The QSF shall retain the right to make distributions to CMC beneficiaries within the Trustees discretion. 4) The QSF is not required to provide any further notice except as outlined in the Petition to identify unknown beneficiaries of CMC. Signed by Judge Brian Morris on 5/3/2022. (SLR)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA, GREAT FALLS DIVISION

AUDREY TURNER, VICKY BYRD,
JENNIFER TANNER, LINDA LARSEN,
PAUL LEE, BRANDI BRETH, KATE
HOULIHAN, BARB MOSER,

CAUSE NO. CV-17-141-GF-BMM

Plaintiffs,

v.

ORDER APPROVING DISTRIBUTION
PROCESS

NORTHERN MONTANA HOSPITAL, a
Montana Nonprofit Corporation, ST.
PETER’S HOSPITAL, a Montana
Nonprofit Corporation, BOZEMAN
DEACONESS HEALTH SERVICES, a
Montana Nonprofit Corporation, RCHP
BILLINGS—MISSOULA LLC, a
Delaware Limited Liability Company,
CMC MISSOULA INC., a Montana
Nonprofit Corporation, and BILLINGS
CLINIC, a Montana Nonprofit
Corporation,
Defendants.

The Court, having reviewed the Petition for Proposed Distribution (“Petition”), filed by
the Trustee of the Hospital Employees’ Qualified Settlement Fund (“QSF”), HEREBY ORDERS,
ADJUDGES, AND DECREES AS FOLLOWS:

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1. The Court approves the resolution and distribution process set forth by the QSF in the
Petition for identifying and distributing QSF funds to known and unknown
beneficiaries of Community Medical Center (“CMC”).
2. The QSF shall simultaneously establish a process (such as a website) whereby persons
who believe they were not reported as a CMC beneficiary, or were improperly reported,
can make a claim for an award disbursement.
3. The QSF shall retain the right to make distributions to CMC beneficiaries within the
Trustee’s discretion.
4. The QSF is not required to provide any further notice except as outlined in the Petition
to identify unknown beneficiaries of CMC.

Dated this 3rd day of May, 2022.

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