THE ESTATE OF ELAINE BOOKER v. GREATER PHILADELPHIA HEALTH ACTION, INC. et al

Filing 29

ORDERED THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA'S MOTION TO REMAND 18 IS DENIED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED DEFENDANT DR. MONICA MALLORY-WHITMORE'S MOTION IN SUPPORT OF THE RESPONSE OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA HEALTH ACTION TO THE MOTION FOR REMAND 22 IS G RANTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THE UNITED STATES SHALL BE SUBSTITUTED FOR DEFENDANTS GREATER PHILADELPHIA HEALTH ACTION, INC., DR. MONICA MALLORY-WHITMORE, AND DR. HEATHER RUDDOCK AS THE SOLE DEFENADNT IN THIS ACTION. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT A STATUS CONFERENCE IS SET FOR 4/15/2014 AT 1:00 PM IN COURTROOM 11A BEFORE HONORABLE JUAN R. SANCHEZ. SIGNED BY HONORABLE JUAN R. SANCHEZ ON 3/31/2014. 4/1/2014 ENTERED AND COPIES E-MAILED.(sg, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
THE ESTATE OF ELAINE BOOKER,
DECEASED
BRANDI BOOKER, ADMINISTRATRIX
v.
GREATER PHILADELPHIA HEALTH
ACTION, INC., et al.

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CIVIL ACTION
No. 13-1099

ORDER
AND NOW, this 31st day of March, 2014, for the reasons set forth in the accompanying
Memorandum, it is ORDERED the United States of America’s Motion to Remand (Document
18) is DENIED.
It is further ORDERED Defendant Dr. Monica Mallory-Whitmore’s Motion in Support
of the Response of Greater Philadelphia Health Action to the Motion for Remand (Document 22)
is GRANTED.1
It is further ORDERED the United States shall be substituted for Defendants Greater
Philadelphia Health Action, Inc., Dr. Monica Mallory-Whitmore, and Dr. Heather Ruddock as
the sole Defendant in this action.
It is further ORDERED a status conference shall be held in this case on April 15, 2014, at
1:00 p.m. in Courtroom 11A to discuss the procedural posture of the case and whether entry of a
case management order is warranted at this juncture.
BY THE COURT:

/s/ Juan R. Sánchez
Juan R. Sánchez, J.
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In the above-referenced motion, Dr. Mallory-Whitmore asks the Court to deny the
Government’s motion to remand.