Unity Health Plans Insurance Corporation v. Iowa Health System

Filing 21

ORDER re 5 MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION filed by Unity Health Plans Insurance Corporation. Brief in Opposition due 1/20/2014. Injunctive Hearing set for 1/27/2014 at 09:00 AM. Signed by District Judge William M. Conley on 12/30/13. (rep)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN

UNITY HEALTH PLANS INSURANCE CORPORATION,
Plaintiff,

ORDER

v.
13-cv-845-wmc
IOWA HEALTH SYSTEM d/b/a
UNITYPOINT HEALTH,
Defendant.

A telephonic status conference was held today in the above-captioned matter with
plaintiff Unity Health Plan Insurance Corporation appearing by attorneys John Scheller,
Michelle Dama and Albert Bianchi, Jr., as well as corporation counsel David Diercks;
defendant Iowa Health System d/b/a UnityPoint Health appearing by Christine LebronDykeman and corporation counsel Dennis Drake. The court set the following schedule with
respect to plaintiff’s pending motion for preliminary injunction:


Reasonable paper discovery requests shall be exchanged by the parties on or before
January 2, 2014.



A stipulated protective order, including a proffer as to the need for any confidentiality
provisions, shall be filed by the parties on or before January 5, 2014. In the absence of a
stipulated order, each side shall file their last-offered version of that order with an
explanation of the need for any disputed provision or language.



Reasonable written responses to paper discovery requests shall be exchanged on or before
January 10, 2014, including electronic or physical production of the underlying

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responsive documents to be completed by 5:00 pm that day, unless otherwise stipulated
by the parties.


Depositions shall commence during the week of January 13, 2014, including but not
limited to production by both sides of all affiants.



Response to the motion for preliminary injunction shall be served and filed by defendants
on or before January 20, 2014. No reply shall be filed without prior consent of the court.



Depositions may continue during the week of January 20 th, including but not limited to
production by defendant of all new affiants.



A hearing on the motion for preliminary injunction will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Monday,
January 27, 2014.

The court expects the parties to work closely to make this expedited discovery
schedule work, but will be available on short notice to settle any disputes that may arise.

Entered this 30th day of December, 2013.
BY THE COURT:
/s/
__________________________________
WILLIAM M. CONLEY
District Judge

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