Opinion
Case No. 10-14360 Case No. 10-14887 Case No. 11-10375
05-17-2012
THE SHANE GROUP, INC., et al., Plaintiffs, v. BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN, Defendant. MICHIGAN REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS EMPLOYEE BENEFITS FUND, et al., Plaintiffs, v. BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN, Defendant. SCOTT STEELE, Plaintiff, v. BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN, Defendant.
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Honorable Denise Page Hood
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT'S
MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER
and
ISSUING SCHEDULING ORDER
Defendant Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, having filed an Omnibus Motion for Protective Order, seeking 90-day stay for taking of depositions or to stay discovery in the private plaintiff actions pending the resolution of the Department of Justice action in Case No. 10-14155, the parties having filed responses, and the Court having heard oral arguments on the matter, accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that Defendant's Omnibus Motions for Protective Order (Case No. 14360, Doc. No. 52, filed 2/27/2012; Case No. 10-14887, Doc. No. 41, filed 2/27/2012; and, Case No. 11-10375, Doc. No. 44, filed 2/27/2012) are GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. Depositions shall be stayed until July 31, 2012 and August 1, 2012 so that Defendant will be able to catch up on the e-mail production requests. The private plaintiffs' actions will not be stayed pending resolution of the Department of Justice action. The private plaintiffs will be allowed to participate in depositions as noted in the Case Management Order entered in Case No. 10-14155. Appropriate protective orders may be submitted by the parties as needed. A separate scheduling order will be entered in each action.
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Denise Page Hood
United States District Judge
I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon counsel of record on May 17, 2012, by electronic and/or ordinary mail.
LaShawn R. Saulsberry
Case Manager