Managed Care Solutions, Inc. v. Community Health Systems, Inc., No. 0:2010cv60170 - Document 73 (S.D. Fla. 2011)
Court Description: ORDER denying 49 Motion to Dismiss. Signed by Chief Judge Federico A. Moreno on 12/1/2011. (mmz)
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Thedi put bois ol nd xcl i i ht o f he e vies c i d n c i bi A ' ' s e l downt wha t c r i r f ri t by S c i 2, bi A .' Def nda a gue t ti r er o t he ontad s e e rng o f ton Exhi t ' e nt r s ha t ef s se onl t Se ton 2 ofExhi tA ,t lDeni lPr ve i Pr a ,'butnott Se i n 1orSe ton 3 y o ci bi he l a e nton ogr m ' o cto ci - 13- ) ) r ' E oft tExhi tA. ai ifa gue t tt si t r e a i i i ha bi Pl ntf r s ha hi n e pr t ton s nconsse wih t tr nol y a it nt t he e mi og nd ' ( t ctton f ma t tt pa tesus d t o ia i or t ha he ri e hr ughoutt r toft conta . I tad,Pli ifi e r t he es he r ct nse antf nt m e s ( . è t pr son t r f rt t e iet ofSeci 2 oft c r c , whi i t n r f r t ts r c a he ovii o e e o he ntr y ton he onta t ch n ur e e s o (e vies s l . de c i di Exhi tA. Pl ntf' i e pr t tonoft pr sonwoul g anthem e usviyover s rbe n bi ' ai ifs nt r e a i ' he ovii d r t xcl i t t ' y al oft s vies c aned i Exhi t A, whie Def nts i e pr t ton woul gr ntt m l he er c ont i n bi l enda ' nt r e a i d a he r e l i t onl o rones tonof xc usviy y ve eci Exhi tA . Agan,hecontac pr vii a is a ea g bi i t r t o sons t s ue r mbi uous . ( a s c ptbl t mor t n one i er e a i . nd us e i e o e ha nt prt ton ' ) - t c Con r c pr sonsa e a g . ta t ovii r mbi uous y . De e ntha f ie t demonsr t t tPl ntf hasnotm e t se e ntofisbr a h of f nda s al d o ta e ha ai if t hi l me t ec c r t c a m , onl t t Def nda has a dif r i e r t ton oft i conta t Taki t ontac l i y ha e nt fe ent nt m e ai her r c. ng he a lgai a tu ,t Pl ntf sesa ihedaplusbl c us ofa ton f br ac ofc r t As le tons s r e he ai ifha t bls a i e a e c i or e h ontac . ) , ; . ' . sa e a tt d bove i t saut oflmia i a l i, Pl ntf haspld s tc e f c st s n he t t e i t tons nayss ai if e ufi i nt a t o uppor is tt ale tont t f nda ma e i l br a he t c r c i t wa . A de e m i ton of hepr r lgai ha De e nt t raly e c d he onta t n wo ys t r na i t ope ) itr eaino tec nr c s o db d cd da t es mma yj d me tsa e noti arulng on neprtto f h o ta t h ul e e ie t h u r u g n tg , n i . at motont dimis he i o s s . ! r . 4. Dam ages f ) . : Pli ifha unde a y putf t f t t s a ntf s ni bl orh ac s hat uppor isc am f da ges D e ndi on t t l i or ma . pe ng ! è t t pr pe i e p e a i oft c r c ' e us viy a i m e a e t r i ton pr s ons t he o r nt r r t ton he ont a t s xcl i t nd m di t e m na i ovi i he , 7 @ ) . e e ofda ge wilvar Buttki Pl ntf' aleg tonsastue i hasde ons r t xtnt ma s l y. a ng ai ifs l a i r ,t m t a ed t ) da a sr uli f om Def nda ' br ac . m ge es tng r e nt s e h è , è E 111 C oncl on . usi THI CAUSE c mebeor t Cour upont Dee ntsMotont Dimis ( .E.N o. S a f e he t he fnda ' i o s s D 14- l è è ( . ê ) L oft tEx bi A.Pli ifa guest tt si em r tton i i onssentwih t t r nol a ha hi t antf r ha hi nt ea i s nc it t he e mi ogy nd ) ' ) ct to f ma t tt pa tesus d t oughoutt r s oft c r c . I t a Pl ntf i e pr s ia in or t ha he ri e hr he e t he onta t ns e d, ai if nt r et ) t pr son t r f rt t e iey ofSeci 2 oft c r c , whih i t nr e st çs r c a he ovii o e e o he ntr t ton he onta t c n ur ef r o se vies s E ) T . de c i di Ex bi A. Pli ifsi e r t i n oft pr sonwoul gr ntt e usviyove s rbe n hi t ' antf nt m eato ' he ovii d a hem xcl i t r al oft s r c c aned i Exhi t A,whie De e nts i e r t ton woul gr ntt m l he e vies ont i n bi l f nda ' nt m e a i d a he e usviyonl ove ones c i n ofExhi tA . Agan,hec r t ovii a is a ea gu xcl i t y r e to bi i t ontac pr sons t s ue r mbi ous a s c ptbl t mor t n one i e r tton. nd us e i e o e ha ntm ea i @ ' è . E c. Conta pr sonsar a g us r ct ovii e mbi uo ' ( Def nda hasf l t demonsr t t tPli ifha notme t seeme ofisbr c of e nt aied o ta e ha a ntf s t hi l nt t ea h 1 . g f c r c cli ,onl t t Def nthas a dif r nt i e pr t ton oft i con r c . Taki t onta t am y ha enda fe e nt r e ai her ta t ng he al gai nsast e,hePl ntf ha e tbls d aplusbl c us ofa ton f br ac ofc r t As le to nz t ai if s sa ihe a i e a e c i or e h ontac . ( 7 ? ' . t satd a t e bove i t saut oflmia i a yss Pl ntf haspld s fc e f c st s n he t t e i t tons nal i, ai if e ufii nt a t o uppor is tt ale tont t f nda maeralybr a he t c r c i t wa . A det r i ton oft pr r lga i ha De e nt t i l e c d he onta t n wo ys e m na i he ope è ' itr rtto of h c n rc s udb d cd da tes mmayj d me tsa e n t nar ln o n ep eain t e o ta t ho l e e ie t h u r u g n tg , o i uig n , ( at moton t dim is he i o s s . : à . 4 D amages ' . ' j , Pli ifha unde abl putf t f t t ts antf s ni y orh acs ha uppor iscai f dama s. Depe ng on t t l m or ge ndi y t pr he operi e r t ton oft c r ctse usviyand i ntm e a i he onta ' xcl i t mmedit t r nai pr sons te a e e mi ton ovii , h 1 e e ofdama swilva y. t ki Pl i if saleg tonsast e, i ha de xtnt ge l r But a ng antf l ai nl t s monsr t taed ) ( ) . da a sr uli f om D e enda ' br ac . m ge es tng r f nt s e h q è 111 C oncl i . us on TH I CA U SE c m e be or t Cour upon t D e e S a f e he t he f nd an' M oi t Dimis ( E.No. ts ton o s s D. - 1 4- . # ( . ' ' ( 49) fldonM ar h 18. ,ie c 2011. THE CO URT hasc i r d t m oton,t r s ons de e he i he e pons a t pe tne pori oft e, nd he r i nt tons he r c d,a be ng ot r i e f l a s d i t pr m i es i i e or nd i he w s uly dvi e n he e s , t s A DJU DG ED t tt m oton i DEN I w ih l ve f t pa test r ne t rc r t ha he i s ED t ea or he r i o e w hei ontac itr rtto ag me t a tes mma yj d me tsa e Th Plitf h ss f ce t p tfrh nep eain ru n s t h u r u g n tg . e an if a u t in l u o t i y fc ss a t uppori isc am f br c ofc r c .Thecon r c a is i s c ptbl t mor t n tng t l i or ea h onta t ta t t s ue s us e i e o e ha o i e pr t ton,a Pl n if s pr f r d i e pr t ton i s c e t s ne nt r e a i nd ai t f' of e e nt r e a i s um i nt o uppor a br c of t ea h co r c c ai . nt a t l m r DONE AND ORDERED i Chambe sa M i , orda t s n r t ami Fl i , hi da ofDec mbe , y e r 2011. FEDERI . O CHI EF I TED STATES DI STRI JUD GE CT Copi s pr vi d t e o de o: Couns ofRec d el or
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