Wright et al v. Valor Healthcare, Inc.

Filing 55

ORDER granting Defendant Valor Healthcare, Inc.'s 51 Motion for Partial Summary Judgment ; Plaintiff's claims against Valor Healthcare, Inc. for healthcare provided after May 31, 2015, are hereby DISMISSED, signed signed by Judge Robert S. Lasnik. (SWT)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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DEBORAH A. WRIGHT,

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Plaintiff,
v.
VALOR HEALTHCARE, INC., a foreign
corporation; and the UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA, a sovereign nation,

Case No. C16-417RSL
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT
VALOR HEALTHCARE, INC.’S
UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR
PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT

Defendants.

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This matter comes before the Court on “Defendant Valor Healthcare, Inc.’s Motion for
Partial Summary Judgment.” Dkt. # 51. Plaintiff has not opposed defendant’s motion, Dkt.
# 54, ¶ 2, and the Court considers such a failure to be “an admission that the motion has merit.”
Local Civil Rule 7(b)(2). The Court has also reviewed the record in this matter and finds that
plaintiff has failed to produce testimony from a competent medical expert supporting a breach of
the standard of care by Valor Healthcare, Inc. at any time after May 31, 2015. See RCW
7.70.040(1); Keck v. Collins, 184 Wn.2d 358, 370 (2015). Defendant’s motion for partial
summary judgment is therefore GRANTED, and plaintiff’s claims against Valor Healthcare, Inc.
for healthcare provided after May 31, 2015, are hereby DISMISSED.

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ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT VALOR
HEALTHCARE, INC.’S UNOPPOSED MOTION
FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT - 1

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Dated this 25th day of July, 2017.

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Robert S. Lasnik
United States District Judge

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ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT VALOR
HEALTHCARE, INC.’S UNOPPOSED MOTION
FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT - 2