Mason et al v. Health Management Associates, Inc. et al

Filing 282

ORDER to the Plaintiffs to produce the Settlement Agreement subject to the requirements of the Court's protective order. Signed by District Judge Kenneth D. Bell on 9/16/2022. (brl)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE DIVISION
CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:10-CV-00472-KDB
THOMAS L. MASON, ET AL.,
Plaintiffs,
v.

ORDER

HEALTH MANAGEMENT
ASSOCIATES, INC., ET AL.,
Defendants.

THIS MATTER is before the Court on Defendant’s oral motion requesting the production
of the settlement agreement between Plaintiffs and Emergency Medical Services Corporation,
EmCare, Inc., EmCare Holdings, Inc., Emergency Medical Services, L.P., and Envision
Healthcare Corporation (“the Settlement Agreement”), which Plaintiffs contend is relevant to the
issue of damages. See Doc. No. 279 p. 1.
Having found good cause shown, the Court ORDERS Plaintiffs to produce the Settlement
Agreement subject to the requirements of the Court’s protective order. See Oppenheimer v.
Episcopal Communicators, Inc., No. 1:19-cv-00282-MR, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 146398, at *10
(W.D.N.C. Aug. 14, 2020) (confidentiality provisions in “settlement agreements do not bar their
disclosure.").
SO ORDERED
Signed: September 16,
2022

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