Colley v. Cardiovascular Associates, P.C. et al, No. 2:2007cv00282 - Document 39 (E.D. Tenn. 2009)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER: Motions Granted: 32 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by Wellmont Health System. This Court FINDS that the Defendant Wellmonts Motion for Summary Judgment is well taken, and accordingly, it is ORDERED that defendants motion, [Doc. 32], be GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that the case as to Wellmont is hereby DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. Signed by District Judge J Ronnie Greer on 3/25/2009. (RLC, )

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE AT GREENEVILLE DEVONNA COLLEY, Administratrix of the Estate of Eula Lynn Compton, deceased, Plaintiff, v. CARDIOVASCULAR ASSOCIATES, P.C., THE HEART CENTER, CARY H. MEYERS, M.D., LOUIS WARNKEN, PA-C, DR. JEFF WEATHERALL, HOLSTON ANESTHESIA ASSOCIATES, PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION, WELLMONT HEALTH SERVICES d/b/a HOLSTON VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) NO. 2:07-CV-282 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on the Motion for Summary Judgment, [Doc. 32] of Defendant Wellmont Health System d/b/a Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center ( Wellmont ), which was filed on December 1, 2008. The plaintiffs failed to file a response to the motion. The plaintiffs failure to respond, in and of itself, may serve as grounds for granting Wellmont s motion. LR 7.2 of the Local Rules of the United States Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. In addition, the plaintiffs addressed this issue in the Joint Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Order for Mediation, Alternatively, Motion to be Relieved of Requirement to Mediate this Action, [Doc. 38], in which it stated that the plaintiffs do not intend to oppose the Motion. Therefore, based upon plaintiffs statement in the joint motion filed, this Court FINDS that the Defendant Wellmont s Motion for Summary Judgment is well taken, and accordingly, it is ORDERED that defendant s motion, [Doc. 32], be GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that the case as to Wellmont is hereby DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. ENTER: s/J. RONNIE GREER UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 2

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