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

Filing 62

CONDITIONAL MDL REMAND ORDER FINALIZED (Separation of Certain Claims and Conditional Remand Order). Signed by MDL Panel Clerk, John W. Nichols on 4/16/2019 (Attachments: # 1 Other Suggestion of Remand) (tmg)

Case MDL No. 2524 Document 72 Filed 04/16/19 Page 1 of 2
UNITED STATES JUDICIAL PANEL
on
MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION

IN RE: HEALTH MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES,
INC., QUI TAM LITIGATION (NO. II)

MDL No. 2524

(SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULE)

SEPARATION OF CERTAIN CLAIMS
AND CONDITIONAL REMAND ORDER

The transferee court in this litigation has, in the actions on this conditional remand order,
remanded the following claims: (1) in U.S. ex rel. Brummer v. Health Mgmt. Assocs., Inc., M.D.
Georgia No. 3:09-135: relator Brummer's claims for reasonable attorneys' fees, costs, and expenses
under 31 U.S.C. § 3730(d) and analogous state false claims statutes; (2) in U.S. ex rel. Williams v.
Health Mgmt. Assocs., Inc., M.D. Georgia No. 3:12-00151 (mistakenly identified in the Suggestion
of Remand as No. 3:09-130): relator Williams's claims for reasonable attorneys' fees, costs, and
expenses under 31 U.S.C. § 3730(d) and analogous state false claims statutes; and (3) in U.S. ex rel.
Mason et al. v. Health Mgmt. Assocs., Inc., W.D. North Carolina No. 3:10-472: relators Mason,
Fostad, and Mid-Atlantic Emergency Medical Associates' claim for reasonable attorneys' fees, costs,
and expenses under 31 U.S.C. § 3730(d) and analogous state false claims statutes.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that all above referenced claims in the actions on this
conditional remand order be remanded to their respective transferor courts.
IT IS ALSO ORDERED that, pursuant to Rule 10.2 of the Rules of Procedure of the United
States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, the transmittal of this order to the transferee clerk
for filing shall be stayed 7 days from the date of this order. If any party files a notice of opposition
with the Clerk of the Panel within this 7-day period, the stay will be continued until further order of
the Panel. This order does not become effective until it is filed in the office of the Clerk for the
United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to Rule 10.4(a), the parties shall furnish the
Clerk for the District of Columbia with a stipulation or designation of the contents of the record to
be remanded.

FOR THE PANEL:

Apr 16, 2019

John W. Nichols
Clerk of the Panel

Case MDL No. 2524 Document 72 Filed 04/16/19 Page 2 of 2

IN RE: HEALTH MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES,
INC., QUI TAM LITIGATION (NO. II)

MDL No. 2524

SCHEDULE FOR CRO

TRANSFEREE
DIST DIV. C.A. NO.

TRANSFEROR
DIST DIV. C.A. NO.

DC

1

14!00573

GAM 3

09!00135

DC

1

14!00574

GAM 3

12!00151

DC

1

14!00579

NCW 3

10!00472

CASE CAPTION
BRUMMER v. HOSPITAL
MANAGEMENT
ASSOCIATES INC et al
WILLIAMS v. HEALTH
MANAGMENT
ASSOCIATES INC. et al
MASON vs. HEALTH
MANAGEMENT
ASSOCIATES, INC ET AL