CONNEARNEY v. MAIN LINE HOSPITALS, INC. et al

Filing 16

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER THAT DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS [#4] IS GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. COUNT II - INSOFAR AS IT ALLEGES A CIVIL CONSPIRACY - AND COUNTS III,IV,V,VII,IX AND XII OF CONNEARNEY'S COMPLAINT ARE DISMISSED WITH PREJUD ICE. DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS COUNTS X,XI,XV AND XVI IS DENIED. CONNEARNEY IS GRANTED LEAVE TO AMEND COUNTS I, II - INSOFAR AS IT ALLEGES A DEPRIVATION OF HER CIVIL RIGHTS, VI,VIII,XIII,XIV AND XVII. SIGNED BY HONORABLE GERALD J. PAPPERT ON 12/22/15. 12/22/15 ENTERED & E-MAILED.(fdc)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
CHRISTINA K. CONNEARNEY,
Plaintiff,

CIVIL ACTION
NO. 15–02730

v.
MAIN LINE HOSPITALS, INC. et al.,
Defendants.

ORDER
AND NOW, this 22nd day of December, 2015, upon consideration of Defendants’
Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 4), Christina Connearney’s (“Connearney”) Response (ECF No. 7),
Defendants’ Reply (ECF No. 8) and Connearney’s Sur-reply (ECF No. 11), it is ORDERED that
the Motion is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.
1. Count II—insofar as it alleges a civil conspiracy—and Counts III, IV, V, VII, IX and
XII of Connearney’s Complaint are DISMISSED with prejudice.
2. Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Counts X, XI, XV and XVI is DENIED.
3. Connearney is granted leave to amend Counts I, II—insofar as it alleges a deprivation
of her civil rights, VI, VIII, XIII, XIV and XVII.

BY THE COURT:

/s/ Gerald J. Pappert
GERALD J. PAPPERT, J.

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