Prime Healthcare Services - Reno, LLC v. Hometown Health Providers Insurance Company, Inc. et al
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SCHEDULING ORDER ADOPTING ECF No. 102 Phase Discovery Plan and Scheduling Order. (See pdf order for specifics.) Signed by Magistrate Judge Carla Baldwin on 11/17/2022. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DRM)
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William E. Peterson, Bar No. 1528
Janine C. Prupas, Bar No. 9156
SNELL & WILMER L.L.P.
50 West Liberty Street, Suite 510
Reno, Nevada 89501
Telephone: (775) 785-5440
FAX: (775) 785-5441
wpeterson@swlaw.com
jprupas@swlaw.com
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Jennifer R. Ecklund admitted pro hac vice
Mackenzie S. Wallace admitted pro hac vice
John P. Atkins admitted pro hac vice
THOMPSON COBURN LLP
2100 Ross Ave., Suite 600
Dallas, TX 75201
Telephone: (972) 629-7100
FAX: (972) 629-7171
jecklund@thompsoncoburn.com
mwallace@thompsoncoburn.com
jatkins@thompsoncoburn.om
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Attorneys for Plaintiff
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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PRIME HEALTHCARE SERVICES – RENO,
LLC D/B/A SAINT MARY’S REGIONAL
MEDICAL CENTER,
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Case No. 3:21-cv-00226-MMD-CLB
PLAINTIFF,
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ORDER ADOPTING
VS.
JOINT PROPOSED PHASE DISCOVERY
PLAN
HOMETOWN HEALTH PROVIDERS
INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., AND
HOMETOWN HEALTH PLAN, INC.
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SPECIAL SCHEDULING REVIEW
REQUESTED
DEFENDANTS.
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The Parties, by and through their counsel of record, hereby submit the following Joint
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Proposed Phase Discovery Plan pursuant to LR 26-1. Special scheduling review is requested given
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the Court’s direction at the October 17, 2022 Case Management Conference that discovery should
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proceed in staggered phases. [Dkt. No. 101.]
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PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
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Pursuant to the Court’s October 17, 2022 Case Management Conference, the parties have
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met and conferred and have agreed upon this Joint Proposed Phase Discovery Plan. Pursuant to
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the Minutes of Proceedings [Dkt. No. 101], the first phase of discovery includes claim
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specific discovery for 250 claim files and non-claim specific discovery. Saint Mary’s
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produced a set of Assignments of Benefits on November 7, 2022 and on November 10, 2022,
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which Hometown Health is in the process of reviewing. Further, the parties incorporate a date by
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which a settlement conference or mediation will occur per the Court’s Order at the end of the first
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phase of discovery. At this time, the parties envision submitting a revised discovery plan for Phase
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Two after mediation and after a further meet-and-confer. The parties also request that other
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deadlines included in the Stipulated Discovery Plan and Scheduling Order [Dkt. No. 85] be
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vacated until after a Phase Two plan is in place.
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I.
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PHASE ONE
A. Selection of the 250 Claims for Phase One
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The parties agree to a random sample of 250 claims with the sample designed to
reflect a proportional number of Inpatient and Outpatient claim files.
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The sample shall be selected by a neutral party if the parties can agree, or if the
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parties cannot agree, the parties will work together to randomize the sample and
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select the sample.
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The parties agree to select and confirm the 250-claim sample by November 25,
2022.
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B. Phase One Discovery Scope and Timing
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Phase One discovery shall be limited to written discovery issued pursuant to Fed.
R. Civ. P. 33, 34, and 36 as well as fact depositions pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 30.
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The parties agree to proceed with Claim-Specific discovery1 as to only the 250
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Claim-Specific discovery is defined as that material, otherwise discoverable under the standards of Fed. R. Civ. P.
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would include: (1) Patient claim files for the 250 Claims, including but not limited to medical records, case
management notes, conditions of admission paperwork, claim forms, billing history, claims processing notes,
explanations of benefits, appeals records and/or notes, provider and payer adjudication of claims notes, and
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Claims selected above during Phase One.
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The parties also agree to proceed with Non-Claim Specific discovery2 in Phase
One.
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Deadlines:
1. Saint Mary’s Production of Assignments of Benefits
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November 10, 2022 (Saint Mary’s reserves the right to supplement if it
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discovers additional documents and Hometown Health reserves the right to
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seek supplementation of this production if necessary)
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2. Parties’ Production of 250 Claim Files
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February 23, 2023 (both Parties reserve the right to supplement)
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3. Parties’ Responses to Written Discovery
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Saint Mary’s will supplement its responses to Hometown Health’s First Set of
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Interrogatories and First Set of Requests for Production of Documents dated
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July 28, 2022, and Hometown Health will respond to Saint Mary’s First Set of
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Requests for Production of Documents and First Set of Interrogatories dated
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September 30, 2022 by February 23, 2023. The Parties have also agreed to
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extend the time to respond to additional, future Phase One discovery requests
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to February 23, 2023 if the responding party so wishes.
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4. Case Management Conferences
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Pursuant to the Court’s direction at the June 15, 2022 Case Management
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Conference, Case Management Conferences will continue to take place every
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60 days and are currently scheduled as follows:
- January 16, 2023
- March 14, 2023
- May 22, 2023
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correspondence regarding the Claims, including between Saint Mary’s and Hometown Health, and (2) Benefit plans
for the 250 Claims.
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Non-Claim Specific discovery is defined as that material, otherwise discoverable under the standards of Fed. R.
Civ. P. 26, that does not relate to the specific claim files of the 690 claims. Non-exhaustive examples of non-claim
specific discovery would include: (1) agreements between the parties, including Letters of Agreement between Saint
Mary’s and Hometown Health, (2) policies, practices, and procedures for Saint Mary’s and Hometown Health, and
(3) Claims spreadsheets containing claim-level detail for all individual patient claims at issue in this litigation.
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C. Mediation
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Mediation shall occur by July 17, 2023.
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The parties do not yet have a preference on the mediator.
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PHASE TWO DISCOVERY
Phase One shall conclude after the mediation scheduled above or by July 17, 2023,
whichever is later. Phase Two Discovery shall include all aspects of discovery under the Federal
Rules that were not specifically provided for in Phase One. The Parties will meet and confer to
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propose a revised discovery plan and deadlines for Phase Two, which will then be submitted to
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the Court for approval. Per the Court’s direction that the Court will set a new discovery plan and
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scheduling order if at the end of Phase One there is no settlement or resolution, the parties defer
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the submission of a scheduling order on Phase Two until after mediation.
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Dated: November 17, 2022.
By: /s/ Janine C. Prupas
By: /s/ Adam Hosmer-Henner
William E. Peterson, Bar No. 1528
Janine C. Prupas, Bar No. 9156
50 West Liberty Street, Suite 510
Reno, Nevada 89501
Adam Hosmer-Henner, Bar No. 1227
100 West Liberty Street, Tenth Floor
Reno, Nevada 89501
SNELL & WILMER L.L.P.
McDONALD CARANO LLP
Attorneys for Defendants
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Jennifer R. Ecklund, pro hac vice
Mackenzie S. Wallace, pro hac vice
John P. Atkins, pro hac vice
2100 Ross Ave., Suite 600
Dallas, TX 75201
Telephone: (972) 629-7100
FAX: (972) 629-7171
jecklund@thompsoncoburn.com
mwallace@thompsoncoburn.com
jatkins@thompsoncoburn.com
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THOMPSON COBURN LLP
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Attorneys for Plaintiff
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: November 17, 2022
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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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