USA v. Meridian Surgical Partners, LLC

Filing 54

ORDER granting 53 Joint MOTION to Modify Briefing Schedule 46 . Relator's Opposition to Defendants Motion to Dismiss shall be due 3/18/2013 and Defendants' Reply shall be due 4/8/2013. Signed by Magistrate Judge E. Clifton Knowles on 3/5/13. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(dt)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
NASHVILLE DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

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Plaintiff,
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) Civil Case No. 3:11-CV-00439
ex rel.
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) Judge Campbell
THOMAS REED SIMMONS
) Magistrate Judge Knowles
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Relator,
) Jury Trial Requested
v.
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MERIDIAN SURGICAL PARTNERS, LLC;
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MERIDIAN SURGICAL PARTNERS--)
FLORIDA II, LLC; MS HOLDING CO.,INC.; )
TREASURE COAST SURGERY CENTER
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LLC; BROOKSIDE SURGERY CENTER, LLC;)
CENTRAL ARKANSAS SURGICAL CENTER )
LLC; CITY PLACE SURGERY CENTER,
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LLC.; CLEBURNE SURGICAL CENTER,
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LLC; CORAL GABLES SURGERY CENTER )
LLC; EASTWIND SURGICAL, LLC
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FOOTHILL SURGERY CENTER, LLC;
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INSTITUE FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE
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SURGERY, LLC: LAUREL SURGICAL
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CENTER, LLC: MIRACLE HILLS SURGERY )
CENTER, LLC; NORTHWEST NEUROSPINE )
INSTITUTE, LLC; PHYSICIANS’ SURGICAL )
CENTER, LLC; RIVERVIEW
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AMBULATORY SURGICAL CENTER
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ST. LOUIS SPINE SURGERY CENTER;
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TWO RIVERS SURGICAL CENTER; and
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JOHN DOE CORPORATIONS A
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THROUGH P.
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Defendants.
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ORDER SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE

The parties having agreed to the following briefing schedule on Defendants’
Motion to Dismiss, IT IS ORDERED THAT:

Relator’s Opposition to Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss shall be due March 18,
2013 and Defendants’ Reply shall be due April 8, 2013.

IT IS SO ORDERED:

_______________________________
E. Clifton Knowles
United States Magistrate Judge

APPROVED FOR ENTRY:
/s/Michael Hamilton__________
Michael Hamilton
Provost Umphrey Law Firm LLP
2021 Richard Jones Road, Suite 300
Nashville, Tennessee 37215
[phone]
[phone] (fax)
[e-mail]
Jonathan Kroner (admitted pro hac vice)
Jonathan Kroner Law Office
420 Lincoln Rd., Suite 248
Miami Beach, FL 33139
[phone]
[e-mail]
Ross B. Brooks (admitted pro hac vice)
Sanford Heisler LLP
1350 Avenue of the Americas, 31st Floor
New York, NY 10019
[phone]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff-Relator