Opinion
3:11 C 442 3:14 C 2160 3:15 C 110 3:14 C 2195
04-14-2022
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ex rel. JAMES DOGHRAMJI, SHEREE COOK, and RACHEL BRYANT, Plaintiffs, v. COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC., et al., Defendants. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and STATE OF TEXAS ex rel. AMY COOK-RESKA, Plaintiffs, v. COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC., et al., Defendants. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ex rel. NANCY REUILLE, Plaintiffs, v. COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CORP., et al., Defendants. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ex rel. KATHLEEN A. BRYANT, Plaintiffs, v. COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC., et al., Defendants.
ORDER
MARVIN E. ASPEN, DISTRICT JUDGE.
We directed the parties to propose an agreed-upon schedule for supplemental briefing regarding an award of reasonable attorney fees to Relators' counsel or, if they could not reach agreement, to submit competing schedules for our consideration. (Case No. 3:11 C 442, Dkt. No. 350.) The parties were unable to reach agreement. Both Relators and Defendants now move for entry of an order entering their preferred schedule. After considering the proposed schedules, we deny both motions. (Case No. 3:11 C 442, Dkt. Nos. 354, 355.) We instead enter the following schedule:
• Relators shall file supplemental briefs with documentation and argument not presented previously in their initial briefing regarding fees by June 1, 2022.
• Defendants shall file their responses to Relators' supplemental briefs by July 19, 2022.
• Relators shall file any replies by August 2, 2022.
• If any party requests an evidentiary hearing, its brief should indicate what testimonial evidence it would present at the hearing.
It is so ordered.