United States of America v. Affinity Hospice Holdings LLC
Plaintiff: Ashley Deweese, United States of America, Brittany Tucker and Bonnie Brooks
Defendant: Affinity Hospice Holdings LLC
Case Number: 2:2024cv01369
Filed: October 7, 2024
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Presiding Judge: Staci G Cornelius
Nature of Suit: Qui Tam (31 U.S.C. 3729(a))
Cause of Action: 31 U.S.C. § 3730 Qui Tam False Claims Act
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 7, 2024 Filing 35 NOTICE OF CONSENT to a magistrate judge in a civil action. (AKD)
October 7, 2024 Filing 34 Case transferred in from District of South Carolina; Case Number 8:23-cv-04666. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
October 4, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 32 ORDER granting #31 Consent Motion to Change Venue. The case will be transferred to the Northern District of Alabama. Signed by Honorable Jacquelyn D Austin on 10/4/24.(jtho, ) [Transferred from South Carolina on 10/7/2024.]
October 3, 2024 Filing 31 Consent MOTION to Change Venue by Affinity Hospice Holdings LLC. Response to Motion due by 10/17/2024. Add an additional 3 days only if served by mail or otherwise allowed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 6 or Fed. R. Crim. P. 45. Proposed order is being emailed to chambers with copy to opposing counsel.(Moore, Mark) [Transferred from South Carolina on 10/7/2024.]
September 20, 2024 Filing 30 TEXT ORDER granting as unopposed #28 joint motion to extend the briefing schedule on Defendant's #25 motion to dismiss and #24 motion to transfer venue. Plaintiff's deadline to respond to Defendant's motions is now October 16, 2024, and Defendant's replies are due November 6, 2024. Signed by Honorable Jacquelyn D Austin on 9/20/24.(jtho, ) [Transferred from South Carolina on 10/7/2024.]
September 19, 2024 Filing 28 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to #25 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM , #24 MOTION to Change Venue by Affinity Hospice Holdings LLC. Response to Motion due by 10/3/2024. Add an additional 3 days only if served by mail or otherwise allowed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 6 or Fed. R. Crim. P. 45. No proposed order.(Moore, Mark) [Transferred from South Carolina on 10/7/2024.]
September 17, 2024 Filing 27 TEXT ORDER granting #23 Motion for Alec J. Smith to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Affinity Hospice Holdings, Inc. Signed by Honorable Jacquelyn D Austin on 9/17/24.(jtho, ) [Transferred from South Carolina on 10/7/2024.]
September 17, 2024 Filing 26 TEXT ORDER granting #22 Motion for Brett W. Barnett to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Affinity Hospice Holdings, LLC. Signed by Honorable Jacquelyn D Austin on 9/17/24.(jtho, ) [Transferred from South Carolina on 10/7/2024.]
September 16, 2024 Filing 25 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Affinity Hospice Holdings LLC. Response to Motion due by 9/30/2024. Add an additional 3 days only if served by mail or otherwise allowed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 6 or Fed. R. Crim. P. 45. (Attachments: #1 Memo in Support of Motion to Dismiss)No proposed order.(Moore, Mark) [Transferred from South Carolina on 10/7/2024.]
September 16, 2024 Filing 24 MOTION to Change Venue by Affinity Hospice Holdings LLC. Response to Motion due by 9/30/2024. Add an additional 3 days only if served by mail or otherwise allowed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 6 or Fed. R. Crim. P. 45. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Declaration of BC Farnham, #2 Exhibit B - USDC National Judicial Caseload Profiles)No proposed order.(Moore, Mark) [Transferred from South Carolina on 10/7/2024.]
September 16, 2024 Filing 23 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Alec J. Smith ( Filing fee $ 350 receipt number ASCDC-11994414) by Affinity Hospice Holdings LLC. Response to Motion due by 9/30/2024. Add an additional 3 days only if served by mail or otherwise allowed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 6 or Fed. R. Crim. P. 45. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit PHV Application, #2 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing)No proposed order.(Moore, Mark) [Transferred from South Carolina on 10/7/2024.]
September 16, 2024 Filing 22 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Brett W. Barnett ( Filing fee $ 350 receipt number ASCDC-11994376) by Affinity Hospice Holdings LLC. Response to Motion due by 9/30/2024. Add an additional 3 days only if served by mail or otherwise allowed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 6 or Fed. R. Crim. P. 45. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit PHV Application, #2 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing)No proposed order.(Moore, Mark) [Transferred from South Carolina on 10/7/2024.]
September 12, 2024 Filing 20 NOTICE of Appearance by Mark Carroll Moore on behalf of Affinity Hospice Holdings LLC (Moore, Mark) [Transferred from South Carolina on 10/7/2024.]
September 10, 2024 Filing 19 TEXT ORDER granting #18 Motion for Benjamin Patterson Bucy to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Brittany Tucker, Ashley Deweese, and Bonnie Brooks. Signed by Honorable Jacquelyn D Austin on 9/10/24.(jtho, ) [Transferred from South Carolina on 10/7/2024.]
September 9, 2024 Filing 18 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Benjamin P. Bucy ( Filing fee $ 350 receipt number ASCDC-11979659) by Bonnie Brooks, Ashley Deweese, Brittany Tucker. Response to Motion due by 9/23/2024. Add an additional 3 days only if served by mail or otherwise allowed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 6 or Fed. R. Crim. P. 45. (Creech, Ashley) (jtho, ). (Additional attachment(s) added on 9/10/2024: #1 Application, #2 Certificate of Good Standing) (jtho, ). [Transferred from South Carolina on 10/7/2024.]
August 8, 2024 Filing 17 NOTICE OF CHANGE OF CASE NUMBER: The new case number is 8:23-cv-04666-JDA. Please make a note of this for all future filings as well as Judge's filing preferences. (jens) [Transferred from South Carolina on 10/7/2024.]
August 7, 2024 Filing 16 WAIVER OF SERVICE by United States of America, Ashley Deweese, Bonnie Brooks, Brittany Tucker. All Defendants. (Creech, Ashley) (Main Document 16 replaced on 8/8/2024 to add cover page and corrected waiver of service with corrected case number) (jens) [Transferred from South Carolina on 10/7/2024.]
May 14, 2024 Filing 15 ***DOCUMENT #14 Order to Unseal Case emailed to all counsel 5/14/24. (jtho, ) [Transferred from South Carolina on 10/7/2024.]
May 10, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 14 Order to Unseal Case except for documents 7 and 8. Signed by Honorable Jacquelyn D Austin on 5/10/24. (jtho, ) [Transferred from South Carolina on 10/7/2024.]
May 8, 2024 Filing 12 NOTICE of ELECTION to decline intervention by United States of America (Warren, Elizabeth) (Main Document 12 replaced on 5/10/2024 to correct case number) (jtho, ). [Transferred from South Carolina on 10/7/2024.]
February 14, 2024 Filing 11 Case Reassigned to Judge Jacquelyn D Austin. Judge Joseph Dawson, III no longer assigned to the case. (suro, ) [Transferred from South Carolina on 10/7/2024.]
December 11, 2023 Filing 9 ***DOCUMENT E-MAILED: 8 Order on Sealed Motion to Beth C. Warren at beth.c.warren@usdoj.gov and Ashley White Creech at acreech@mcgowanhood.com. (lgib, ) [Transferred from South Carolina on 10/7/2024.]
December 8, 2023 Filing 7 SEALED MOTION by United States of America. Response to Motion due by 12/27/2023. Add an additional 3 days only if served by mail or otherwise allowed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 6 or Fed. R. Crim. P. 45. Proposed order is being emailed to chambers with copy to opposing counsel.(Warren, Elizabeth) [Transferred from South Carolina on 10/7/2024.]
December 4, 2023 Filing 6 NOTICE of Appearance by Elizabeth C Warren on behalf of United States of America (Warren, Elizabeth) [Transferred from South Carolina on 10/7/2024.]
September 18, 2023 Filing 4 ***DOCUMENT E-MAILED: #1 Complaint to Ashley White Creech at acreech@mcgowanhood.com. (lgib, ) [Transferred from South Carolina on 10/7/2024.]
September 15, 2023 Filing 3 Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories by Bonnie Brooks, Ashley Deweese, Brittany Tucker. (lgib, ) [Transferred from South Carolina on 10/7/2024.]
September 15, 2023 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Affinity Hospice Holdings LLC (filing fee $402 receipt number ASCDC-11323652), filed by Ashley Deweese, Bonnie Brooks, Brittany Tucker. Service due by 12/14/2023. (lgib, ) [Transferred from South Carolina on 10/7/2024.]

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