American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania et al v. Cresent Enterprises, Inc.

Filing 35

ORDER granting 34 Motion for Leave to File Reply. Signed by Magistrate Judge E. Clifton Knowles on 10/15/13. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(dt)

ORDER:
Motion granted.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY )
OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA and )
CNA CLAIMPLUS, INC.
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Plaintiffs,
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vs.
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CRESENT ENTERPRISES, INC.
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d/b/a CRESENT FINE FURNITURE )
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Defendant.
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U.S. Magistrate Judge

NO. 3:13CV-98
Judge Trauger
Magistrate Judge Knowles

DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR LEAVE OF COURT TO FILE REPLY TO
PLAINTIFF’S MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN OPPOSITION TO
DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO COMPEL

COMES NOW the Defendant, CRESENT ENTERPRISES, INC.
d/b/a/ CRESENT FINE FURNITURE, by and through counsel and
pursuant to Local Rule 7.01(b), and moves the Court for leave to file a reply
to Plaintiff’s Memorandum of Law in Opposition to Defendant’s Motion to
Compel. In support of this motion the Defendant would show the Court
that the gravamen of the Plaintiff’s response is that it is prohibited by the
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law
104-191 (“HIPAA”) from producing its workers’ compensation claim files
without a confidentiality agreement. Given this argument, justice requires
that the Defendant be granted an opportunity to brief the application of
HIPAA to Plaintiff CNA Claimplus, Inc., the third party administrator of the

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