Manor Care of Camp Hill PA, LLC et al v. Fleagle et al

Filing 21

ORDER (memorandum filed previously as separate docket entry) re: Memo 20 & petition 1 - It is hereby ORDERED that: 1. Respondent's motion for the court's abstention 10 from considering the petition 1 is DENIED.; 2. Hearing re: petition 1 set for 12/12/2013 @ 09:30 AM in Harrisburg - Courtroom 2 before Chief Judge Christopher C. Conner. (See order for complete details.)Signed by Chief Judge Christopher C. Conner on 11/25/13. (ki)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

MANOR CARE OF CAMP HILL,
:
PA, LLC d/b/a MANORCARE HEALTH :
SERVICES - CAMP HILL, et al.,
:
:
Petitioners,
:
:
v.
:
:
CLYDE FLEAGLE, by and through
:
KAREN M. FRITZ, his attorney-in-fact :
:
Respondent.
:

CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:13-CV-02449
(Chief Judge Conner)

ORDER
AND NOW, this 25th day of November, 2013, upon consideration of the
petition to compel arbitration and stay related state court proceedings (Doc. 1), filed
by petitioners Manor Care of Camp Hill PA, LLC d/b/a Manorcare Health Services
Camp Hill, Manor Care Health Services, Inc., HCR Manorcare, Inc., Manorcare,
Inc., HCR Healthcare, LLC, HCR II Healthcare, LLC, HCR III Healthcare, LLC,
and HCR IV Healthcare, LLC (collectively, “Petitioners”), and the abbreviated
response (Doc. 10) to the petition filed by respondent Clyde Fleagle (“Respondent”),
by and through Karen M. Fritz, his attorney-in-fact, and for the reasons set forth in
the accompanying Memorandum, it is hereby ORDERED that:

1.

Respondent’s motion for the court’s abstention (Doc. 10) from
considering the petition (Doc. 1) is DENIED.

2.

A hearing concerning the petition (Doc. 1) shall commence at 9:30 a.m.
on Thursday, December 12, 2013, in Courtroom #2, United States
Courthouse and Federal Building, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

/S/ CHRISTOPHER C. CONNER
Christopher C. Conner, Chief Judge
United States District Court
Middle District of Pennsylvania