NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. UPMC, No. 2:2014mc00111 - Document 25 (W.D. Pa. 2014)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION on NLRB's Three Applications to Enforce Subpoena Duces Tecum. Signed by Judge Arthur J. Schwab on 8-22-14. (Attachments: #(1) Exhibit A - Subpoena, #(2) Exhibit B - Subpoena, #(3) Exhibit C- Subpoena) (nam)

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FOAM NLRB·31 (12·12) case 2:14-mc-0011csen!'PoE'!QAuDOOe8-4re6~ 03/20/14 Page 1 ofJlxHIBIT B UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD To Custodian of R¢cords UPMC 600. Grant Stree ¢, 58th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2739 Suzanne S. Donsky, Attorney and Julie R. Stern, Attorney for the National Labor Relations Board As requested by whose address is WilliamS. Moorhead Federal Building, 1000 Liberty Avenue, Room 904, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222 (Street) (City) (State) (ZIP) YOU ARE HEREBY R~QUIRED AND DIRECTED TO APPEAR BEFORE an Administrative Law Judge of the National Labor Relations Board William S. Moorhead Federal Building, RM 904, I 000 Liberty Ave. at ____________~----------------------~~------------~---------------------------intheCi~m ____ P_i~~·-b_ur_g_h,_P_A I5_2_2_2_______________________________________________________ __ on the _3...,.r...._ _ _ 'day of _..-~,E..~oe~bruou~acy~------------- 20--l..i. d or rescheduled date to .estlfy in 1 JPMC and irs subsidiary at --l.jll.....:W~O:....__ _ (a.m.) (p.m.) or any adjourned I !pMC presb¥Jerian Shadyside Single Employer dlbla UPMC Presbvtqrian Hospital and d/b/a UPMC Shadyside Hospital Case 06-CA·I 02465, et al (Case Name and Number) And you are hereby! required to bring with you and produce at said lime and place the following books,records, correspondence, and documents: See attachment In accordance with the ~oard's Rules and Regulations, 29 C.F.R. Section 102.31(b) (unfair labor practice proceedings) and/or 29 C.F.R. Section 102.66(~) (representation proceedings). objections to the subpoena must be made by a petition to revoke and must be filed as set forth therbin. Petitions to revoke must be received within five days of your having received the subpoena. 29 C.F.R. Section 102.111 (b) (3). !Failure to follow these regulations may result in the loss of any ability to raise such objections in court. 8- 7205$3 Under the seal of the National Labor Relations Board, and by direction of the Board, this Subpoena is Issued at this Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 14th day of January ~ i 20 :'14 NOTICE TO WITNESS. Witness fees for attendance, subsistence, and mileage under this subpoena are payable by the pa~ at whose request the witness is subpoenaed. A witness appearing at the request of the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board i shall submit this subpoena with the voucher when claiming reimbursement. PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT SoliCitation of the inlonnation on th1s fonn is authorized by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), 29 U.S. C.§ 151 el seq. The pnncipal use of the mfonnation is to assrst the Nat1onaJ Labor Rela~ons Board (NLAB) 1n processing representation and/or unfair labor practice proceedings and related proceedings or litigahon. The rout1ne uses tor the infonnation are fully set fonh '"the Federal Register, 71 Fed. Reg. 74942-43 (Dec. 13, 2006). The NLRB will further explain these uses upon request. Dtsclosure of th1s Information to the NLRB IS mandatory in that failure to supply the information may cause the NLRB to seek enforcement of the subpoena m~~~~ . Case 2:14-mc-00110-AJS Document 1-4 Filed 03/20/14 Page 2 of 7 ATTACHMENT UPMC, etal. Cases 06-CA~102465, et al. DEFINITIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS 1. The wqrd "document" or "documents" means, without limitation, the following items, whether printed or recorded or reproduced by any other mechanical process, or written or produced by' hand, or any existing printed, typewritten, handwritten or otherwise recorded material of whatever kind and/or character, including, but not limited to: agreements, · communications, correspondence, telegrams, letters, memoranda, facsimile transmissions, minutes, not~s of any character, diaries, calendars, statements, affidavits, photographs, microfilm or microfiche, audio and/or video tapes, statistics, pamphlets, newsletters, press releases, bulletins, transcripts, summaries or records of telephone conversations or telephonic I text messages, summaries or records or personal conversations or interviews, conferences, summaries or reports of investigations and/or negotiations, drafts, internal or transcripts inter-office nllemoranda or correspondence, lists, data contained in computers, computer printouts, computer discs and/or files and all data contained therein, electronically stored records and !electronic or "e" mail, any marginal or "post-it" or "sticky pad" comments appearing on or with d~cuments, and all other writings, figures or symbols of any kind, including but not limited to catbon, photographic or other duplicative copies of any such material in the· possession ~f. control of or available to the subpoenaed party, or any agent, representative, or other persoris acting in cooperation with, in concert with, or on behalf of said subpoenaed party. or 2. The words "employee" and "employees" mean all full-time and regular part-time employees employed by UPMC and/or its subsidiary UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside d/b/a UPMC Pres~yterian Hospital and d/b/a UPMC Shadyside Hospital. 3. The "Union· refers to SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania, CTW, CLC, its agents, officers, and/or representatives. 4. Whehever used herein, the singular shall be deemed to include the plural, and vice versa; the p~esent tense shall be deemed to include the past tense, and vice versa; references to parties s~ll be deemed to refer to any and all of their owners, officers, directors, owners, managers, ~upervisors, agents, and representatives; "and" and "or" and any other conjunctions shall be deemed both conjunctively and disjunctively so as to make the request inclusive rather than exclusiye and to require the enumeration of all information responsive to all or any part of each reque~t in which any conjunction or disjunction appears; and 1 "any, n "each, n "every 1 n and "all" shall be! deemed to be all inclusive and to require production of each and every document responsive tp the request in which such terms appear. 5. This subpoena is intended to cover all documents that are in your possession, custody or control, as well as documents that are in the possession, custody or control of your present or former agents, attorneys, accountants, advisors, investigators, and any other persons or companies directly or indirectly employed by, or connected with you. Case 2:14-mc-00110-AJS Document 1-4 Filed 03/20/14 Page 3 of 7 6. As t~ any documents not produced in compliance with this subpoena on any ground or if any reques~ed document was, through inadvertence or otherwise, destroyed or no longer in the possession !of you, state: (a) the author; (b) the recipient; (c) the name of each person to whom the original or a copy was sent; (d) the date of the document; (e) the subject matter of the document: and (f) the circumstances under which the document was destroyed, withheld or is no longer in your possession. 7. This~request is continuing in character and if additional responsive documents come to your attention following the date of production, such documents must be promptly produced. 8. This request contemplates production of responsive documents in their entirety, without abbreviation, redaction, or expurgation. 9. All documents produced pursuant to this subpoena are to be organized by what subpoena pf!ragraph each document or set of documents are responsive to, and labels referring to that subpoena paragraph are to be affixed to each document or set of documents. 10. Unless otherwise stated, each item requested covers the period from January 1, 2012, to the date Qf service herein (the subject period). 11. This subpoena specifically requests the described documents, whether held or maintained $t any UPMC facility, at one or another of UPMC's offices, or at some other location. 2 Case 2:14-mc-00110-AJS Document 1-4 Filed 03/20/14 Page 4 of 7 DOCUMENTS SUBJECT TO SUBPOENA NO. B-720563 1. Correct copies of the original Articles and/or Certificate of Incorporation and/or partnership agreement of UPMC. 2. Copies of any amendments to the original Articles and/or Certificate and/or partnership agreement of UPMC effective during the subject period. 3. Copies of all leases, sales agreements, loans, extensions of credit, and other documents between UPMC and any shareholders or partners thereof and UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside and any shareholders or partners thereof. 4. *Copies of documents showing the names and addresses of non-patient customers of UPMC during the subject period. 5. *Copies of documents showing the names and addresses of suppliers of UPMC during the subject period. 6. Copies of documents showing the gift, lease, sale or other transfer of real or personal property, eq~ipment or machinery between UPMC and any shareholders or partners thereof and UPMC ~resbyterian Shadyside and any shareholders or partners thereof, and showing the terms of such gift, lease, sale or other transfer. 7. Copies of any and all minutes of meetings of the board of directors of UPMC or other documents $hawing the actions of UPMC relating to the relationship between UPMC and any shareholder or partner thereof and UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside and any shareholder or partner thereof. 8. Documents that will show the relationship between UPMC and UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside including the ownership interest of UPMC or any of its shareholders or partners in UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside for the subject period. 9. Copies of Annual Reports of UPMC for 2011, 2012 and 2013. 10. Copies of Audited Financial Statements of UPMC for 2011, 2012 and 2013. 11. Copilj!s of any documents showing the capital investment of each of the shareholders or partners of l.IPMC in UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside and UPMC. 12. Copies of any documents showing the ownership interest of each of the shareholders or partners of UPMC in UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside and UPMC. 13. *Documents of UPMC, including corporate minutes, which disclose the names of all directors of UPMC and the dates during which each such person was a director for the subject period. 14. *Documents of UPMC, including corporate minutes, which disclose the following information for the subject period; the names of all officers of UPMC, the office(s) each such individual held, and the dates on which each such individual held such office(s). 3 Case 2:14-mc-00110-AJS Document 1-4 Filed 03/20/14 Page 5 of 7 15. *Documents of UPMC which disclose the following information for the subject period; the names of all stockholders of UPMC, the number and classes of shares held by each stockholder. and the dates and amounts of stock acquired or disposed of by each stockholder ofUPMC. 16. Documents that will show the organizational structure and chain of command or authority of UPMC, including the name, title and position of all individuals within that organizational structure. 17. Doc1,.1ments of UPMC which disclose the dates and amounts of all rent paid by UPMC to UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside for the subject period. 18. Documents of UPMC which disclose the dates and amounts of all rent received by UPMC from UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside for the subject period. All written agreements between UPMC and UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside pertaining to 19. the lease, rental or provision of equipment by UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside to UPMC for the subject period. 20. Doct,Jments of UPMC, including canceled checks, which disclose the dates and amounts of all payments by UPMC to UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside for use of equipment owned by UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside for the subject period. 21. Doc1,1ments of UPMC which disclose the dates and amounts of all payments by UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside to UPMC for use of equipment owned by UPMC for the subject period. 22. All written agreements in effect or entered into at any time during the subject period between UPMC and UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside pertaining to the use by UPMC of individuals 'mployed or contracted by UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside and/or to the furnishing of services by UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside to UPMC. 23. Documents of UPMC, including canceled checks, which disclose the dates and amounts of all payments by UPMC to UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside for services for the subject period, and the nature of the service provided by UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside. 24. Documents of UPMC for the subject period which show the number of hours spent by individuals employed or contracted by UPMC in providing services to UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside. 25. All written agreements in effect or entered into at any time during the subject period between UPMC and UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside pertaining to the use by UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside of individuals employed or contracted by UPMC and/or to the furnishing of services by UPMC to UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside. 26. Documents of UPMC, which disclose the dates and amounts of all payments by UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside to UPMC for services for the subject period. 4 Case 2:14-mc-00110-AJS Document 1-4 Filed 03/20/14 Page 6 of 7 27. Documents of UPMC for the subject period which show the number of hours spent by individuals $mployed by UPMC in providing services to UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside, and which describe the nature of those services. 28. Documents of UPMC which disclose the identity of the medical and health insurance plan for employees of UPMC in effect at any time during the subject period, and which disclose the identity Of the employee group covered by the plan. 29. Documents of UPMC which disclose the identity of the pension plan for employees of UPMC in effect at any time during the subject period, and which disclose the identity of the employee group covered by the plan. 30. Federal and state tax returns filed by UPMC for the calendar years 2011 and 2012, or, if appropriate, fiscal years 2011 and 2012. 31. Documents reflecting the telephone numbers assigned to UPMC operations. 32. Copies of any and all letterheads used for business correspondence by UPMC. 33. Documents reflecting any advertisements used by UPMC for the purpose of soliciting business for the subject period. 34. Documents reflecting any advertisements used by UPMC for the purpose of soliciting applicants for employment by UPMC for the subject period. 35. Documents reflecting any applications filed by UPMC for public funding of any of its operations. 36. Documents reflecting any pension or other benefit plan administered by UPMC and offered to employees of UPMC and/or UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Hospital. 37. Documents showing the identity of all entities having an ownership interest in the real and physical property at which UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside has its operations in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 38. Copy of the policies of UPMC's Office of Ethics, Compliance and Audit Services. 39. Copy of UPMC's utilization review processes. 40. *Documents reflecting all UPMC system-wide policies which apply to UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside. 41. Copy of UPMC lnfonet SystemWide Policies homepage. 42. Copies of all Official Statements, with appendices, for all Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority Revenue Bonds offered from January 1, 2011 to the date of this subpoena. 43. Copies of all Official Statements, with appendices, for all Monroeville Finance Authority Bonds offered from January 1, 2011 to the date of this subpoena. 5 ' . Case 2:14-mc-00110-AJS Document 1-4 Filed 03/20/14 Page 7 of 7 44. Documents which show all quotes or bids for contracts for goods and/or services submitted by UPMC or any of its officers, directors or agents to UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside at any time during the subject period. 45. Documents reflecting all loans issued by UPMC to UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside during the subject period. 46. Documents reflecting all lines of credit extended by UPMC to UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside during the subject period. 47. Copy of any affiliation agreement between UPMC and UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside in effect at any time during the subject period. 48. Copy of any agreement between any UPMC-owned or affiliated entity including, but not limited to, Ebenefits Solutions, and UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside for the provision of human resources and/or personnel management services, in effect at any time during the subject period. *In lieu of original records required above, compliance with this Subpoena may be accomplished by the submission in affidavit form of compilations and/or analyses made from the original documents, setting forth the information required, provided that pertinent documents be made available for checking the accuracy of the statement in the event such action is deemed necessary. 6

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