Opinion
Civil Case No. 3:11-CV-00439
03-05-2013
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, ex rel. THOMAS REED SIMMONS Relator, v. MERIDIAN SURGICAL PARTNERS, LLC; MERIDIAN SURGICAL PARTNERS---FLORIDA II, LLC; MS HOLDING CO.,INC.; TREASURE COAST SURGERY CENTER LLC; BROOKSIDE SURGERY CENTER, LLC; CENTRAL ARKANSAS SURGICAL CENTER LLC; CITY PLACE SURGERY CENTER, LLC.; CLEBURNE SURGICAL CENTER, LLC; CORAL GABLES SURGERY CENTER LLC; EASTWIND SURGICAL, LLC FOOTHILL SURGERY CENTER, LLC; INSTITUE FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY, LLC: LAUREL SURGICAL CENTER, LLC: MIRACLE HILLS SURGERY CENTER, LLC; NORTHWEST NEUROSPINE INSTITUTE, LLC; PHYSICIANS' SURGICAL CENTER, LLC; RIVERVIEW AMBULATORY SURGICAL CENTER ST. LOUIS SPINE SURGERY CENTER; TWO RIVERS SURGICAL CENTER; and JOHN DOE CORPORATIONS A THROUGH P. Defendants.
Michael Hamilton Provost Umphrey Law Firm LLP Jonathan Kroner (admitted pro hac vice) Jonathan Kroner Law Office Ross B. Brooks (admitted pro hac vice) Sanford Heisler LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff-Relator
Judge Campbell
Magistrate Judge Knowles
Jury Trial Requested
ORDER SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE
The parties having agreed to the following briefing schedule on Defendants' Motion to Dismiss, IT IS ORDERED THAT:
Relator's Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss shall be due March 18, 2013 and Defendants' Reply shall be due April 8, 2013.
IT IS SO ORDERED:
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E. Clifton Knoeles
United States Magistrate Judge
APPROVED FOR ENTRY: _______________
Michael Hamilton
Provost Umphrey Law Firm LLP
Jonathan Kroner (admitted pro hac vice)
Jonathan Kroner Law Office
Ross B. Brooks (admitted pro hac vice)
Sanford Heisler LLP
Attorneys for Plaintiff-Relator