Sovereign Health of Florida, Inc. v. City of Fort Myers
Plaintiff: Sovereign Health of Florida, Inc.
Defendant: City of Fort Myers
Case Number: 2:2015cv00265
Filed: April 28, 2015
Court: US District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Office: Ft. Myers Office
County: Alachua
Presiding Judge: Carol Mirando
Referring Judge: John E Steele
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Accommodations
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 3601 Fair Housing Act
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
March 13, 2017 Filing 45 JUDGMENT (Signed by Deputy Clerk) (drn)
March 13, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 44 ORDER dismissing case with prejudice. The Clerk shall enter judgment accordingly and close the file. Signed by Judge John E. Steele on 3/13/2017. (RKR)
December 12, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 43 ORDER directing administrative closure for a period of 90 days. The Clerk shall terminate all pending motions and deadlines in light of the administrative closure. Signed by Judge John E. Steele on 12/12/2016. (RKR)
December 8, 2016 Filing 42 NOTICE of settlement Contingent on City of Fort Myers City Council Approval and Motion to Abate Matter for 90 Days to Obtain Such Approval by City of Fort Myers (Potter, David)
December 8, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 41 ORDER withdrawing with prejudice #37 Defendant's Motion for Contempt and for Sanctions for Plaintiff's Failure to Produce its Patient Files Previously Ordered to be Produced by this Court and for the Prejudice Caused to Defendant Thereby and for a Hearing to Consider the Appropriate Sanctions against the Plaintiff under Rule 37(B)(2) and Incorporated Memorandum of Law. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carol Mirando on 12/8/2016. (HJ)
December 7, 2016 Filing 40 NOTICE of withdrawal of motion by City of Fort Myers re #37 MOTION for sanctions and for Contempt for Plaintiff's Failure to Produce its Patient Files Previously Ordered to be Produced by this Court and for the Prejudice Caused to Defendant Thereby and for a Hearing to Consider the Appropriate Sanction filed by City of Fort Myers (Potter, David)
December 5, 2016 Filing 39 RESPONSE in Opposition re #37 MOTION for sanctions and for Contempt for Plaintiff's Failure to Produce its Patient Files Previously Ordered to be Produced by this Court and for the Prejudice Caused to Defendant Thereby and for a Hearing to Consider the Appropriate Sanction Plaintiff's Opposition to Defendant's Motion for Sanctions and for Contempt filed by Sovereign Health of Florida, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Exhibit, #3 Exhibit, #4 Exhibit, #5 Exhibit, #6 Exhibit, #7 Exhibit)(Healey, Kevin)
December 2, 2016 Filing 38 NOTICE by City of Fort Myers re #37 MOTION for sanctions and for Contempt for Plaintiff's Failure to Produce its Patient Files Previously Ordered to be Produced by this Court and for the Prejudice Caused to Defendant Thereby and for a Hearing to Consider the Appropriate Sanction (UPDATED LOCAL RULE 3.01(G) CONFERRAL STATEMENT) (Potter, David)
November 21, 2016 Filing 37 MOTION for sanctions and for Contempt for Plaintiff's Failure to Produce its Patient Files Previously Ordered to be Produced by this Court and for the Prejudice Caused to Defendant Thereby and for a Hearing to Consider the Appropriate Sanctions Against the Plaintiff Under Rule 37(b)(2) by City of Fort Myers. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit November 7, 2016 Letter, #2 Exhibit November 9, 2016 Email)(Potter, David)
November 18, 2016 Filing 36 NOTICE of mediation conference/hearing to be held on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at 9:00 am before Robin Doyle. (Potter, David)
October 7, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 35 AMENDED CASE MANAGEMENT AND SCHEDULING ORDER: Dispositive motions due by 1/17/2017, Pretrial statement due by 3/10/2017, All other motions due by 3/10/2017, Plaintiff disclosure of expert report due by 8/31/2016, Defendant disclosure of expert report due by 11/16/2016, Final Pretrial Conference set for 3/20/2017 at 09:00 AM in Ft. Myers Courtroom 6 A before Judge John E. Steele, Trial term set for 4/3/2017 in Ft. Myers Courtroom 6 A before Judge John E. Steele., Conduct mediation hearing by 12/16/2016. Lead counsel to coordinate dates. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carol Mirando on 10/7/2016. (WRW)
October 7, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 34 ORDER denying without prejudice #25 Plaintiff's Motion for Entry of a Confidentiality Order; granting in part #26 Defendant City of Fort Myers' Motion (1) to Compel Plaintiff to Produce Documents, (2) to Determine the Sufficiency of Plaintiff's Responses and Objections to Request for Admissions, (3) to Compel Plaintiff to Produce Two of Their Officers, Directors and Managing Agents in Fort Myers for Depositions, and (4) for the Award of Reasonable Attorney's Fees; granting #29 Defendant's Unopposed Motion to Enlarge Deadlines for Disclosure of Defendant's Experts, Discovery, Mediation and Dispositive Motions and Daubert Motions. See Order for details. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carol Mirando on 10/7/2016. (HJ)
October 5, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 33 ORDER vacating #31 Order and the Clerk shall make a notation on the docket; denying #30 Joint MOTION for Settlement Conference with Magistrate Judge filed by City of Fort Myers. Signed by Judge John E. Steele on 10/5/2016. (RKR)
October 4, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 32 ORDER that Magistrate Judge Mac R. McCoy recuses himself from holding a settlement conference in these proceedings. Signed by Magistrate Judge Mac R. McCoy on 10/4/2016. (brh)
October 4, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 31 ORDER granting #30 Motion for settlement conference and the case is referred to the Honorable Magistrate Judge Mac R. McCoy to conduct a settlement conference, and for the entry of any related orders as deemed appropriate. Signed by Judge John E. Steele on 10/4/2016. (RKR) Modified on 10/5/2016. Vacated per Order #33 (drn).
September 30, 2016 Filing 30 Joint MOTION for miscellaneous relief, specifically Settlement Conference with Magistrate Judge by City of Fort Myers. (Potter, David)
September 21, 2016 Filing 29 Unopposed MOTION for miscellaneous relief, specifically Enlarge Deadlines for Disclosure of Defendant's Expert Reports, Discovery, Mediation and Dispositive Motions and Daubert Motions by City of Fort Myers. (Potter, David)
June 24, 2016 Filing 28 RESPONSE in Opposition re #26 MOTION to Compel (1) To Compel Plaintiff to Produce Documents, (2) To Determine the Sufficiency of Plaintiff's Responses and Objections to Request for Admissions, (3) To Compel Plaintiff to Produce Two of Their Officers, Directors and Manag filed by Sovereign Health of Florida, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Exhibit, #3 Exhibit, #4 Exhibit, #5 Exhibit, #6 Exhibit, #7 Exhibit, #8 Exhibit, #9 Exhibit)(Loeb, Ethan)
June 21, 2016 Filing 27 RESPONSE in Opposition re #25 MOTION for miscellaneous relief, specifically Entry of Confidentiality Order filed by City of Fort Myers. (Potter, David)
June 7, 2016 Filing 26 MOTION to Compel (1) To Compel Plaintiff to Produce Documents, (2) To Determine the Sufficiency of Plaintiff's Responses and Objections to Request for Admissions, (3) To Compel Plaintiff to Produce Two of Their Officers, Directors and Managing Agents in Fort Myers for Depositions, and (4) For the Award of Reasonable Attorney's Fees by City of Fort Myers. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 -- Portions of Chapter 118 City Code, #2 Exhibit 2 -- Chapter 142 City Code, #3 Exhibit 3 -- Letter, #4 Exhibit 4 -- Letter, #5 Exhibit 5 -- City Code 82.183, #6 Exhibit 6 -- DCF Licenses and E-Mail, #7 Exhibit 7 -- Letter, #8 Exhibit 8 -- Response to Letter, #9 Exhibit 9 -- Plaintiff's Document Request Response, #10 Exhibit 10 -- Plaintiff's Response to First Request for Admissions, #11 Exhibit 11 -- Plaintiff's Amended Admissions Response, #12 Exhibit 12 -- 2016 Foreign Profit Corporation Annual Report, #13 Exhibit 13 -- E-Mails, #14 Exhibit 14 -- Affidavit)(Potter, David) Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Carol Mirando.
June 7, 2016 Filing 25 MOTION for miscellaneous relief, specifically Entry of Confidentiality Order by Sovereign Health of Florida, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E)(Loeb, Ethan)
May 31, 2016 Set/reset deadlines/hearings pursuant to #24 Amended Case Management and Scheduling Order: Jury Trial reset for trial term commencing 3/6/2017 in Ft. Myers Courtroom 6 A before Judge John E. Steele. (RKR)
April 19, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 24 AMENDED CASE MANAGEMENT AND SCHEDULING ORDER: Discovery due by 10/31/2016, Dispositive motions due by 11/30/2016, Pretrial statement due by 2/10/2017, All other motions due by 2/10/2017, Plaintiff disclosure of expert report due by 8/31/2016, Defendant disclosure of expert report due by 9/30/2016, Final Pretrial Conference set for 2/21/2017 at 09:00 AM in Ft. Myers Courtroom 6 A before Judge John E. Steele, Conduct mediation hearing by 10/31/2016. Lead counsel to coordinate dates. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carol Mirando on 4/19/2016. (WRW)
April 18, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 23 ORDER granting #22 Joint Motion to Enlarge the Case Management Deadlines, and supporting Memorandum of Law. An Amended Case Management and Scheduling Order will be entered by separate Order. All other directives set forth in the #13 Case Management and Scheduling Order remain unchanged. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carol Mirando on 4/18/2016. (ANW)
March 31, 2016 Filing 22 MOTION to enlarge case management deadlines and supporting memorandum by Sovereign Health of Florida, Inc. re #13 Case management and scheduling order to Enlarge Deadlines (Loeb, Ethan) Modified on 4/1/2016 to edit docket text and filing event (drn).
March 21, 2016 Filing 21 NOTICE of Appearance by David C. Potter on behalf of City of Fort Myers (Potter, David)
March 11, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ENDORSED ORDER granting #19 Defendant's Motion to Withdraw as Counsel. The Clerk is directed to terminate attorneys Donald E. Hemke and H. Ray Allen, II of Carlton Fields Jorden Burt, P.A. as counsel of record from Defendant and from all future notices of electronic filing. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carol Mirando on 3/11/2016. (ANW)
March 10, 2016 Filing 19 MOTION for Donald E. Hemke and H. Raymond Allen, II to withdraw as attorney by City of Fort Myers. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Order Granting Motion)(Alley, Grant) Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Carol Mirando.
February 4, 2016 Filing 18 NOTICE of Appearance by Terry Bowen Cramer on behalf of City of Fort Myers (Cramer, Terry)
October 30, 2015 Filing 17 NOTICE by Sovereign Health of Florida, Inc. Notice of Mediator Selection (Loeb, Ethan)
August 5, 2015 Filing 16 NOTICE of Appearance by H. Ray Allen, II on behalf of City of Fort Myers (Allen, H.)
August 5, 2015 Filing 15 NOTICE of Appearance by Donald Edward Hemke on behalf of City of Fort Myers (Hemke, Donald)
July 20, 2015 Filing 14 INITIAL Disclosures pursuant to Rule 26 by City of Fort Myers. (Loson, Kristalyn) Modified on 7/21/2015 to edit docket text; counsel provided via e-mail of notice re discovery and civil discovery practice handbook (SLU).
July 2, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 13 CASE MANAGEMENT AND SCHEDULING ORDER: Final Pretrial Conference set for 8/15/2016 at 09:00 AM in Ft. Myers Courtroom 6 A before Judge John E. Steele, Jury Trial set for trial term commencing 9/6/2016 before Judge John E. Steele. Conduct mediation hearing by 5/6/2016. Lead counsel to coordinate dates. Signed by Judge John E. Steele on 7/2/2015. (BMA)
June 30, 2015 Filing 12 CASE MANAGEMENT REPORT. (Loeb, Ethan)
June 3, 2015 Filing 11 CERTIFICATE of interested persons and corporate disclosure statement re #7 Interested persons order by Sovereign Health of Florida, Inc.. (Loeb, Ethan)
June 3, 2015 Filing 10 NOTICE of pendency of related cases per Local Rule 1.04(d) by Sovereign Health of Florida, Inc.. Related case(s): yes (Loeb, Ethan)
June 2, 2015 Filing 9 NOTICE of pendency of related cases re #6 Related case order and track 2 notice per Local Rule 1.04(d) by City of Fort Myers. Related case(s): y (Alley, Grant)
June 2, 2015 Filing 8 CERTIFICATE of interested persons and corporate disclosure statement re #7 Interested persons order by City of Fort Myers. (Alley, Grant)
May 20, 2015 Filing 7 INTERESTED PERSONS ORDER Certificate of interested persons and corporate disclosure statement due by 6/3/2015. Signed by All Divisional Judges on 5/20/2015. (WRW)
May 20, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 6 RELATED CASE ORDER AND NOTICE of designation under Local Rule 3.05 - track 2. Notice of pendency of other actions due by 6/3/2015. Signed by Judge John E. Steele on 5/20/2015. (WRW)
May 20, 2015 Filing 5 AMENDED CERTIFICATE of service by City of Fort Myers re #4 Answer to Complaint . (Alley, Grant) Modified on 5/20/2015 to edit docket text (drn).
May 18, 2015 Filing 4 ANSWER and affirmative defenses to #1 Complaint by City of Fort Myers.(Alley, Grant)
April 30, 2015 Filing 3 STANDING ORDER: Filing of documents that exceed twenty-five pages. Signed by All Divisional Judges on 4/30/2015. (drn)
April 28, 2015 Filing 2 SUMMONS issued as to City of Fort Myers. (LSS)
April 28, 2015 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against City of Fort Myers with Jury Demand (Filing fee $ 400 receipt number TPA-29820) filed by Sovereign Health of Florida, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(LSS)

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Defendant: City of Fort Myers
Represented By: Terry Bowen Cramer, III
Represented By: Grant W. Alley
Represented By: Donald Edward Hemke
Represented By: David C. Potter
Represented By: Kristalyn Joy Loson
Represented By: H. Ray Allen, II
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Plaintiff: Sovereign Health of Florida, Inc.
Represented By: Jon P. Tasso
Represented By: Ethan Jerome Loeb
Represented By: Kevin Joseph Healey
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