Placencia v. Hidalgo County Board of Commissioners et al

Filing 76

ORDER by Chief Magistrate Judge Carmen E. Garza regarding Defendant Vital Core Health Strategies, LLC's Mortality Review Report. (crc)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO
GUADALUPE PLACENCIA,
as Personal Representative to the Estate of
ADRIAN PLACENCIA,
Plaintiff,
v.

No. CV 21-187 MV/CG

HIDALGO COUNTY BOARD
OF COMMISSIONERS, et al.,
Defendants.
ORDER ON DEFENDANT VITAL CORE HEALTH STRATEGIES, LLC’S
DISCOVERY RESPONSES
THIS MATTER is before the Court upon the Informal Discovery Hearing held on
January 4, 2022, concerning the assertion of privilege by Defendant Vital Core Health
Strategies, LLC (“VitalCore”) over certain requested documents, pursuant to New Mexico’s
Review Organization Immunity Act.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Vital Core must disclose Vital Core’s Mortality
Review Report, and that any continued dispute over the admissibility of the documents
would more properly be raised in the lead up to trial.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant Vital Core shall disclose the Mortality
Review Report Listed on Vital Core’s Privilege Log, by January 11, 2022
IT IS SO ORDERED.

THE HONORABLE CARMEN E. GARZA
CHIEF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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SUBMITTED AND APPROVED BY:
RODEY, DICKASON, SLOAN, AKIN & ROBB, P.A.
By:

Electronically submitted /s/ Michael E. Kaemper
Michael E. Kaemper
Shannon Sherrell
Patrick Coronel
PO Box 1888
Albuquerque, NM 87103
Tel: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

By:

Electronically Approved on January 7, 2022
Matthew E. Coyte
Coyte Law, P.C.
3800 Osuna Road NE, Suite 2
Albuquerque, NM 87109
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Steven Robert Allen
New Mexico Prison and Jail Project
3800 Osuna Road NE, Ste. 2
Albuquerque, NM 87109
Telephone: [phone]
[e-mail]

By:

Electronically Approved on January 7, 2022
Brian Griesmeyer
Frank T. Apodaca
SaucedoChavez, P.C.
800 Lomas Blvd NW Suite 200
Albuquerque, NM 87102
[phone]
Email: [e-mail]

By:

Electronically Signed /s/ Shannon M. Sherrell
Mike Kaemper
Shannon Sherrell
Patrick A. Coronel
Post Office Box 1888
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103
T: [phone]
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F: [phone]
E: [e-mail]
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Attorneys for Defendant VitalCore Health Strategies, LLC

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