King County v. Express Scripts Inc et al

Filing 55

ORDER granting Parties' 54 Joint Motion for Leave to File Over-length Motion to Dismiss and Opposition Briefs. Moving defendants are granted an additional 5 pages for their 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim, with the tota l number of pages not to exceed 20 pages. Optum, Inc., OptumInsight, Inc., OptumInsight Life Sciences, Inc., and the Lewin Group, Inc. are granted an additional 5 pages for their 12(b)(2) motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, with the total number of pages not to exceed 20 pages. Plaintiff is granted an additional 5 pages for its opposition briefs, with the total number of pages not to exceed 20 pages. Signed by Judge Barbara J. Rothstein. (SB)

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THE HONORABLE BARBARA J. ROTHSTEIN

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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KING COUNTY,

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Plaintiff,

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Case No. 2:24-cv-00049-BJR
ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION FOR
LEAVE TO FILE OVER-LENGTH
MOTION TO DISMISS AND OPPOSITION
BRIEFS

vs.
EXPRESS SCRIPTS, INC., EXPRESS
SCRIPTS ADMINISTRATORS, LLC,
MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC.,
MERCK-MEDCO, ESI MAIL ORDER
PROCESSING, INC., ESI MAIL PHARMACY
SERVICE, INC., EXPRESS SCRIPTS
PHARMACY, INC., EXPRESS SCRIPTS
SPECIALTY DISTRIBUTION SERVICES,
INC., OPTUMINSIGHT, INC.,
OPTUMINSIGHT LIFE SCIENCES, INC.,
THE LEWIN GROUP, INC., INGENIX
PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES, INC.,
INGENIX, INC., OPTUMRX, INC., AND
OPTUM, INC.,
Defendants.

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ORDER GRANTING JOINT
MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE OVER-LENGTH
MOTION TO DISMISS & OPPOSITION BRIEFS
2:24-CV-00049-BJR

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MCDOUGALD LAW GROUP P.S.
7900 SE 28TH STREET, SUITE 500
MERCER ISLAND, WA 98004
TEL: [phone]

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This matter came before the Court on Plaintiff King County and Defendants Express Scripts,

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Inc.; Express Scripts Administrators, LLC; Medco Health Solutions, Inc.; ESI Mail Order Processing,

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Inc.; ESI Mail Pharmacy Service, Inc.; Express Scripts Pharmacy, Inc.; Express Scripts Specialty

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Distribution Services, Inc.; OptumRx, Inc.; Optum, Inc.; OptumInsight, Inc.; OptumInsight Life

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Sciences, Inc.; and The Lewin Group, Inc.’s Joint Motion for Leave to File Over-Length Motion to

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Dismiss and Opposition Briefs. After due consideration, the Court rules as follows:

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(1) The motion is GRANTED.

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(2) Moving defendants are granted an additional 5 pages for their 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss

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for failure to state a claim, with the total number of pages not to exceed 20 pages.

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(3) Optum, Inc., OptumInsight, Inc., OptumInsight Life Sciences, Inc., and the Lewin Group,

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Inc. are granted an additional 5 pages for their 12(b)(2) motion to dismiss for lack of

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personal jurisdiction, with the total number of pages not to exceed 20 pages.

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(4) Plaintiff is granted an additional 5 pages for its opposition briefs, with the total number of
pages not to exceed 20 pages.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated this 3rd day of June, 2024.

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_______________________________
Barbara Jacobs Rothstein
U.S. District Court Judge

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ORDER GRANTING JOINT
MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE OVER-LENGTH
MOTION TO DISMISS & OPPOSITION BRIEFS
2:24-CV-00049-BJR

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MCDOUGALD LAW GROUP P.S.
7900 SE 28TH STREET, SUITE 500
MERCER ISLAND, WA 98004
TEL: [phone]

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Presented by:
KELLER ROHRBACK L.L.P.
By /s/ Derek Loeser
Derek W. Loeser, WSBA #24274
David J. Ko, WSBA #38299
Alison S. Gaffney, WSBA #45565
Matthew Gerend, WSBA #43276
Matthew Melamed, admitted pro hac vice
Andrew Lindsay, WSBA #60386
1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3200
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Attorneys for Plaintiff King County

QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART &
SULLIVAN, LLP
/s/ Alicia Cobb
Alicia Cobb, WSBA #48685
1109 First Avenue, Suite 210
Seattle, Washington 98101
Phone [phone]
Fax [phone]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants Express Scripts,
Inc., Express Scripts Administrators, LLC,
Medco Health Solutions, Inc., ESI Mail
Order Processing, Inc, ESI Mail Pharmacy
Service, Inc., Express Scripts Pharmacy,
Inc., Express Scripts Specialty Distribution
Services, Inc.
MCDOUGALD LAW GROUP P.S.
/s/ Shannon McDougald
Shannon L. McDougald, WSBA #24231
7900 SE 28th Street, Suite 500
Mercer Island, WA 98004
T: 425-455-2060
F: 425-455-2070
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendant OptumInsight, Inc.,
OptumInsight Life Sciences, Inc., The Lewin
Group, Inc., OptumRx, Inc., and Optum,
Inc.