Rutt, et al v. Anthem Health Plans, No. 1:2002cv22065 - Document 112 (S.D. Fla. 2012)
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Notc t me r oft Sdte ntCl s a ot rpot ni ly i e e t d i e o mbe s he lme a s nd he e tal ntr se pa tesha be npr de i a c r nc wiht notc r q rm e ss cfe byt ri s e ovi d n c o da e t he i e e uie nt pe ii d he Co ti t Pr lm i r Appr lOr r Suc not :i c nsiue t betnoiet t ur n he e i na y ova de . h i () o tttd he s tc ha ce wa prcia eund rt crumsa e ;i)co tmtdnotc t twa ra o bl s a tcbl e he ic tnc s (i nsi e ie ha s e s na y c l ul t d, a c a e unde t c r um s a e , t a pds Sete ntCls M e r oft r he ic t nc s o p e tlme a s mbe s he pe ndency oft Cl ssA cton Lii i , ofa 1m a e i le e e s oft pr po e he a i tgaton 1 t ra l m nt he o s d Sete n oft i o runiyt o j c a t a pe ra t Sete ntHe rngo t tlme t her ppo t t o b et nd o p a the tlme ai r o e l t m s l s fom t Se te e t a t bidi efc ofacas j me 'ii xc ude he e ve r he tl m n , nd he n ng fe t l s udg nt(i) , wa r u ona ea c tt td due a quaea s ce notc t a1Sete tCls se bl nd onsiue , de t nd u/ int i e o l tlmen a s M e r;(v)pr i d Sete n Cls M e r a quaei tuci a avait o mbes i ovde tlme t as mbe s de t nsr tons nd tey f me nst o ana ii li or to a ( f l c idwih t r uiement of a o bti ddtona nf main; nd v) uly omple t he eq r s . duepr e sa t Fe r lRul s o Ci lPr e r . oc s nd he de a e f vi oc du e The Courthashel a hearng t cons dert f m es , reas d i o i he ai s onabl s and enes a qua yoft Sete n, sbe na sdofa a dalo j ci t t Sete nt de c he tlme tha e dvie ny n l b etons o he tlme a ha gv nfi c i rhont s ho j ci .Ea hoft o j cinsi ove e nd s ie ar onsdea o uc b e tons c he b e to s nuld . 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The Se te e t a pr vi d f ri t Sel e e tAv e m e , i i a 1 tl m n , s o de o n he tl m n e nt s n 1 r s c s f i , e ona e a q t a d pr pe a d i t be ti e e toft Sete e e pe t ar r as bl , de ua e n o r n n he s nt r s he tl m nt Cl I r ass. n eachi t s concl on, t Col ha c nsde e t r c r i ise ie ya ng M usi he m s o i r d he e o d n t ntr t nd he r t a g e sofc uns lf rt Pa te a a lo he Pe s s e ng t c m e a d he r um nt o e o he ri s nd 1 t r r ons e ki o om nt o t pr pos d Se te e . l a ii , t Cou t s c ns de e a n be off cor n he o e tl m nt n dd ton he r ha o i r d um r a t s , 3 i l ng:i a a ssme to t lkei dt tt Cls Re e e ai sa ort e ncudi () n se s n f he i lhoo ha he a s pr snttve nd/ h Sete n Cls wo dprvala til(i t rngeofposi erc r a ia et tlme t as ul e i tra; i) he a sbl e ovey valbl o s hplitfsa ar s tofs hatil (i)t c i rtonprvi t me r o uc anif s eul uc ra; ii he onsdeai o ded o mbes f t Se te e Cl s pur ua t t Se te e , asc he tl m nt a s s nt o he tl m nt ompa e t t r nge ofpo sbl r d o he a si e r c v r dso ne frteih rn rs so l iain (v t ec mpe iy expens and e o ey ic u td o h n ee t ik f i g to ; i) h o lxt, t e posil d a nofs hltgai i t a e eofastlme ;( t nau ea sbe ur:o uc ii ton n he bs nc ete nt v) he tr nd e e ofa obeci t t Sdte n;a d( )t sa ofpr e di a whiht xtnt ny j tons o he lme t n vi he tge oc e ngs t c he Se te e w a r ac d. 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A f l o rult wa afor dt t Sete e Cls M e r t ul ppo triy s f de o he tlm nt a s mbe s o pm i i t i co m e to , opt uta d/robe t ot Set me , iea d cams cpa e n, m n n o n o j c t he tl ntnotc n li e pr e r .A ls oft eme r oft Sete ntCls whoha tm e y e e t d t oc du e it hos mbe s he tlme as ve i l l c e o optou o t Sete nta t Cls a whot r f ea eno bo byt e Setl m ent t f he tlme nd he a s nd he eor r t und h te , t pr s o o t Se te e tAp e m e , t sOr ra t J he ovii ns f he tl m n e nt hi de nd he udgme t bee e e by nt o ntr d t Clr o t Co t r on, ha be n s m itd t t Cou ta a e bi t t he e k f he ur he e s e ub te o he r s n xhi t o he Af vto t Sete e tAdmi sr t s fda i f he tlm n nitaor wom t on Augus 2 201 A c ofs h o t 2. opy uc , e bi i atc d he eo a Exhi t1 a d i i o por tdby r e e ehe xhi t s ta he rt s bi n s nc r ae efr nc r i Al ot r e n. l he me r o t Sete tCls (spema ntycri dbeow)s l bes jc t a1 mbes f he tlmen as a r ne l etse l hal ube t o 1 oft pr vi i oft Se te e , t Se te e tAg e m e t t sOr ra t he o s ons he tl m nt he tl m n r e n hi de nd he , J udm e t be e t r d by t Cl r oft Co t nt o nee he e k he ur. Theba or rpr s on oft s Or r whi h pr bis t a s ri of r de ovi i hi de , c ohi t he s e ton cl i sagai tA nt m , a s tf t be o , sa c ndii o t Se te e ta a am ns he s e orh l w i o ton f he tl m n nd 4 sgn Gc n c mpo ntoft c nsdeai afbr dt Ant m i t Se te nt and t t i i a t o ne he o i r ton l de o he n he tlme , ha pr so i r a o bl un rt cr umsa e . ovii n s e s na e de he ic t nc s n ed s l sl t p eu iea de1- ofJudgmentc emplt dbyt ini a wi rj d c n 11 s h ty ont a e he . Sete nta t sOr rwildipos ofa1oft c amsa is , orpa i t t sCl tlme nd hi de l s e 1 he li t sue rtes o, hi ass AcinLi g to . eCo r fn sta t r i n j s ra o f r ea i e trn t t ain Th u t d h thee s o u t e s n o d ly n n eig o i j udpne i t f m atc dheeo(heKudpne f'ds si t Ac wih nt n he or ta he rt t d l n ) imisng he éon t prj cea t Dee nta t te tyoft J me t t tefc, asdiecedbeow , eudi s o fnda nd ha nr he udg nto ha fe t r t l i warntdunde Rul 5 oft Fe rlRul ofCii Pr e r s ra e r e 4:) he dea es vl oc due . 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Fo pum os soft Se te e on y, Cls Re e e ai sa ec ri d a r e he tl m nt l a s pr s nttve r e te s r p e e ai s o t Se te e Cl s a Cl s Co e i a i t d c e r s nt tve f he tl m nt a s nd a s uns l s ppo n e ouns lt t e o he Se te e Cl s . tl m nt a s The Co tc c ud t tCl sCo e a Cl s Re e e a s ur on l es ha % uns l nd a s pr s ntéve ha e fil a a quaey r p e e e t Cls wihr s v ary nd de t l e r s ntd ht a s t e pe tt t Se te e a t c o he tl m nt nd he Setl m e A gr ent te nt eem . n i c ri ai i f s tlme pur s sonl a s l notconsiut s e tic ton s or e te nt po e y nd hal tt e, a s l no be c ns r ed a a a i son o t pa to t eD e e da t tt A c i n nd ha l t o t u s n dm s i n he r f h f n nt ha he to , ora ot rp opos d o c ri d c a sa toni a o it f any ot rpur e, ny he r e r e tfe l s ci s ppr prae or he pos i l i wiho lmia , f rti lc a s te t e . 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Entyo J dm e t Con i i J diton r fu n ' tnu nc uds ci . rheClr oft Cour i die t dt e e t J m e i t f m f ' ek he t s r c e o ntr he udg nt n he or atc dt t sOr rds si t sCls AcinLii tontnda a a1cams tahe o hi de imisng hi a s to tgai a ny nd 1 li a sre heena a tme i ise ieya t Ant m He lhPlns I , t prj c setd r i t ny i ) n t ntrt s o he at a ,nc.wih eudie purua t Rul 54*)oft Fe rlRulsofCi lPr e le s nto e he dea e vi oc dt . r 24, W ihou i a y wa a f ci t fnaiyoft sOr ra d t J me , t t n n y fe tng he i lt hi de n he udg nt t sCo t rbyrti e l i a c i ngj rs cin a a ho iyo rtzs hi ur hee eans xcusve nd ontnui u idito nd ut rt ve li ltg to t Pa te a a1Pl itfsun i t Sete e Agr e n a t Se te n ii ai n,he ris nd 1 an if tl he tlm nt e me t nd he tlme t a a 1t a a o c nt mpl t d t r i a e c nd 1 r ns di ns o e a e he e n r ompl t d, a t r a rf rt pur s o e e nd he e Ae o he po e f c nsr i a e or i t Se te e Ap e m e a a r l e t r unde , i ud ng o t u ng nd nf c ng he tl m nt e nt nd ny e i f he e r ncl i t e o cme toft ij ncinsdeci di paa phs1 1 ,a 1 oft sOre. he nfr e n he n u to srbe n r pa 0, 5 nd 6 hi d r SO ORD ERED t s hi da of y , 2012. ..'W ' e'. 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