Opinion
22-CV-4767 (VEC)
10-07-2022
FIANA KWASNIK, Plaintiff, v. OXFORD HEALTH INSURANCE, INC. and ISLAND PEER REVIEW ORGANIZATION, INC., Defendants.
ORDER
VALERIE CAPRONI, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
WHEREAS on October 7, 2022, the parties appeared for an initial pretrial conference.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that for the reasons stated at the hearing, Plaintiff's motion to remand, see Dkts. 15-16, is DENIED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff has until November 4, 2022 to amend the complaint; Defendants' deadline to move, answer, or otherwise respond is December 2, 2022. If Defendants move to dismiss, Plaintiff's deadline to respond is January 6, 2023; Defendants' reply, if any, is due January 20, 2023.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that discovery as to Defendant Island Peer Review Organization, Inc. (“IPRO”) is STAYED; Discovery as to Defendant Oxford Health Insurance, Inc. (“Oxford”) is limited to the administrative record in this case, which Oxford must produce by no later than November 4, 2022. If Oxford's anticipated motion to dismiss is denied, then Plaintiff may re-raise her request for additional discovery at that time.
SO ORDERED.