McKenzie v. Robeson Health Care Corporation

Filing 31

ORDER granting 23 Notice of Pending Appeal on Dispositive Issue and Motion to Reserve Ruling until such time as the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued its decision in Ford v. Sandhills Med. Found., Inc. Signed by District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan on 3/27/2024. (Collins, S)

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Motion GRANTED.  27 March 24 This the ____ day of ___________, 20___.  /s/Louise W. Flanagan, U.S. District Judge  THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA SOUTHERN DIVISION JULIANNA LAURA MCKENZIE, Case No. 7:23-cv-00979-FL Plaintiff, v. ROBESON HEALTH CARE CORPORATION, Defendant. NOTICE OF PENDING APPEAL ON DISPOSITIVE ISSUE AND MOTION TO RESERVE RULING COMES NOW Defendant, Robeson Health Care Corporation (“RHCC”), by and through undersigned counsel, and submits this Notice of Pending Appeal on Dispositive Issue and Motion to Reserve Ruling, in which it respectfully requests that this Court reserve ruling on Defendant’s pending Motion to Dismiss and Substitute (ECF No. 14) until such time as the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued an opinion regarding the pending appeal of Ford v. Sandhills Med. Found., Inc., 4:21-cv-02307, 2022 WL 1810614, at *1 (D.S.C. June 2, 2022), on appeal, No. 22-2268 (4th Cir.) (oral argument held on Dec. 7, 2023). Before this Court is Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss and Substitute (ECF No. 14), which requires this Court to determine whether Plaintiff’s claims fall within the scope of claims for which Defendant RHCC is entitled to FTCA coverage. Defendant’s Motion, Plaintiff’s Response, and the Government’s Statement of Interest (ECF No. 14, 18, 20), cite extensively to Ford v. Sandhills Med. Found., Inc.– one of only two cases addressing this issue within the Fourth Circuit. Ford v. Sandhills Med. Found., Inc. 4:21-cv-02307, 2022 WL 1810614 (D.S.C. June 2, 2022). Notably, the Court in Ford held, “[t]he alleged data breach arose out of Sandhills’s performance of medical or related functions within the scope of its employment as a deemed PHS employee. Thus, the Court will grant Sandhills’s motion to substitute.” Id. at *13-14.

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