Hamelin et al v. Faxton-St. Luke's Healthcare et al

Filing 238

ORDER adopting #231 Report and Recommendation and dismissing all claims of the 47 opt-in pltfs who failed to answer interrogatories. Signed by Judge David N. Hurd on 8/27/10. (cbm )

Hamelin et al v. Faxton-St. Luke's Healthcare et al

Doc. 238

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ----------------------------------DAW N HAMELIN, et al., Plaintiffs, - vs FAXTON ST. LUKE'S HEALTHCARE, et al., Defendants. ------------------------------------------APPEARANCES: THOMAS & SOLOMON LLP Attorneys for Plaintiffs 693 East Avenue Rochester, NY 14607 OF COUNSEL: J. NELSON THOMAS, ESQ. PATRICK J. SOLOMON, ESQ. JUSTIN M. CORDELLO, ESQ. MICHAEL J. LINGLE, ESQ. SARA E. ROOK, ESQ. JONATHAN B. FELLOWS, ESQ. R. DANIEL BORDONI, ESQ. SUBHASH VISWANATHAN, ESQ. 5:08-CV-1219

BOND, SHOENECK & KING, PLLC Attorneys for Defendants One Lincoln Center Syracuse, NY 13202 DAVID N. HURD United States District Judge

DECISION and ORDER The named plaintiffs brought this action in November 2008, asserting a variety of federal and state law claims. By Report-Recommendation dated July 19, 2010, the Honorable David E. Peebles, United States Magistrate Judge, recommended that defendants' motion for dismissal of all claims of the forty-seven named opt-in plaintiffs who have failed to answer court approved interrogatories (Dkt. No. 230) be granted, and that the following plaintiffs' claims against the defendants in this action be dismissed subject to their right, should class certification be granted, to participate as class members in the action if deemed appropriate by the court:

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1. Jessica Aiello 2. Gayle A. Bankert 3. Courtney M. Berberick 4. Kimberly R. Bonvicino 5. Michael L. Calabrese 6. Nancy W. Conway 7. Cynthia R. Curtis 8. Regina N. Delmonico 9. Valecia C. Digristina 10. Frank C. Druse, III 11. Nancy J. Elsenbeck 12. Darsel M. Excell 13. Jennifer L. Flanders 14. Cynthia A. Gardner 15. Bethany George 16. Deanna Gotte 17. LisaGulla 18. Angela I. Haley 19. Kathleen M.Haley 20. Sara K. Hargrave 21. Alicia L. Harvey 22. Patricia M. Hines 23. Elizabeth A. Howe
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25. Diane Jordan 26. William E. Jweid 27. Renee Koppany-Minasov 28. Donna Misiaszek - Antzak 29. Shilo Morreale 30. Stella D. Paladino 31. Ashley M. Price 32. Cheryl A. Rappa 33. Jacqueline C. Ruggiero 34. Charleen A. Ryan 35. Timothy J. Shepherd 36. Cynthia L. Stark 37. Brenda L. Stefanski 38. Nicole M. Banas 39. Julie A. M. Furgison 40. Phyllis A. Gary 41. Cecilia Guantero 42. John R. Mason 43. Joan D. Parvi 44. Patricia Postal 45. Susan L. Seymour 46. Charmaine Williams 47. Daniel Knapp

24. Laura M. Inman The plaintiffs have filed timely objections to the Report-Recommendation. Based upon a de novo review of the entire file, including the portions of the ReportRecommendation to which plaintiff has objected, and the recommendations of Magistrate Judge Peebles, the Report-Recommendation is accepted and adopted in all respects. See 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1). Accordingly, it is ORDERED that 1. Defendants' motion for dismissal of all claims of the forty-seven named opt-in plaintiffs who have failed to answer court approved interrogatories (Dkt. No. 230) is GRANTED; 2. The following plaintiffs' claims against the defendants in this action are DISMISSED subject to their right, should class certification be granted, to participate as class members in the action if deemed appropriate by the court: 1. Jessica Aiello 2. Gayle A. Bankert 3. Courtney M. Berberick 4. Kimberly R. Bonvicino 5. Michael L. Calabrese 6. Nancy W. Conway 7. Cynthia R. Curtis 8. Regina N. Delmonico 9. Valecia C. Digristina
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25. Diane Jordan 26. William E. Jweid 27. Renee Koppany-Minasov 28. Donna Misiaszek - Antzak 29. Shilo Morreale 30. Stella D. Paladino 31. Ashley M. Price 32. Cheryl A. Rappa 33. Jacqueline C. Ruggiero

10. Frank C. Druse, III 11. Nancy J. Elsenbeck 12. Darsel M. Excell 13. Jennifer L. Flanders 14. Cynthia A. Gardner 15. Bethany George 16. Deanna Gotte 17. LisaGulla 18. Angela I. Haley 19. Kathleen M.Haley 20. Sara K. Hargrave 21. Alicia L. Harvey 22. Patricia M. Hines 23. Elizabeth A. Howe 24. Laura M. Inman IT IS SO ORDERED.

34. Charleen A. Ryan 35. Timothy J. Shepherd 36. Cynthia L. Stark 37. Brenda L. Stefanski 38. Nicole M. Banas 39. Julie A. M. Furgison 40. Phyllis A. Gary 41. Cecilia Guantero 42. John R. Mason 43. Joan D. Parvi 44. Patricia Postal 45. Susan L. Seymour 46. Charmaine Williams 47. Daniel Knapp

Dated: August 27, 2010 Utica, New York.

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