EEOC v. Mission Hospital, Inc.

Filing 33

ORDER that the Clerk of Court CALENDAR oral arguments on Deft's 13 MOTION for Summary Judgment, and Pltf's 22 & 23 MOTIONS to Strike on the next appropriate civil hearings date in Asheville. Signed by District Judge Max O. Cogburn, Jr. on 6/19/2017. (ejb)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
ASHEVILLE DIVISION
DOCKET NO. 1:16-cv-00118-MOC-DLH
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
COMMISSION,
Plaintiff,
v.
MISSION HOSPITAL, INC.,
Defendant.

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ORDER

THIS MATTER is before the court on defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment (#13)
and plaintiff’s Motions to Strike (#22 & #23). These Motions shall be set for hearing on the next
appropriate civil hearing date. The hearing will be an opportunity for oral argument as to the
ultimate issue of summary judgment and the sub-issues of the Motions to Strike.
The court takes note of the recently decided Fourth Circuit case, Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission v. Consol Energy, Inc.; Consolidation Coal Company, No.16-1230,
No. 16-1406, 2017 WL 2603975. The Fourth Circuit issued the opinion on June 12, 2017, and
dealt with religious exemptions to biometric scanners. The case at bar involves arguments
concerning religious exemptions to a flu vaccination requirement. The court would appreciate
the benefit of a hearing in light of this recent case, especially as to its applicability to the case at
bar.

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ORDER
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that the Clerk of Court CALENDAR oral arguments
on defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment (#13) and plaintiff’s Motions to Strike (#22 &
#23) on the next appropriate civil hearings date in Asheville.

Signed: June 19, 2017

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