Wellstar Health System, Inc. et al v. Kaiser Permanente Insurance Company et al
Plaintiff: Wellstar Health System, Inc., Wellstar Medical Group, LLC, WellStar Atlanta Medical Center, Inc., Cobb Hospital, Inc., Douglas Hospital, Inc., Kennestone Hospital, Inc., Wellstar North Fulton Hospital, Inc., Paulding Medical Center, Inc., Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital, Inc., Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital, Inc. and West Georgia Medical Center, Inc.
Defendant: Kaiser Permanente Insurance Company and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia, Inc.
Case Number: 1:2021cv03963
Filed: September 24, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Presiding Judge: Victoria M Calvert
Referring Judge: Eleanor L Ross
Nature of Suit: Labor: E.R.I.S.A.
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1441 Petition for Removal - E.R.I.S.A.
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
June 21, 2022 Filing 18 Remand Letter to Gwinnett County Superior Court. (lwb) (Additional attachment(s) added on 6/21/2022: #1 Letter to Gwinnett County) (lwb).
June 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER Granting #6 Motion to Remand to the Superior Court of Gwinnett County, and DENIED IN PART to the extent it seeks fees and costs for Kaiser's removal. The Clerk is directed to remand this action to the Superior Court of Gwinnett County and to close the case. Signed by Judge Victoria M. Calvert on June 21, 2022. (lwb) Modified on 6/21/2022 (lwb).
June 21, 2022 Case electronically transmitted to Gwinnett County Superior Court. (lwb)
June 21, 2022 Civil Case Terminated. (lwb)
April 20, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 16 STANDING ORDER: GUIDELINES TO PARTIES AND COUNSEL IN CASES PROCEEDING BEFORE THE HONORABLE VICTORIA M. CALVERT. Signed by Judge Victoria M Calvert on 4/20/2022. Signed by Judge Victoria M. Calvert on 4/20/2022. (abm)
April 11, 2022 Case Reassigned to Judge Victoria M Calvert. Judge Eleanor L. Ross no longer assigned to case. NOTICE TO ALL COUNSEL OF RECORD: The Judge designation in the civil action number assigned to this case has been changed to 1:21-cv-03963-VMC. Please make note of this change in order to facilitate the docketing of pleadings in this case. (bnw)
April 11, 2022 Submission of #6 MOTION to Remand to State Court , to District Judge Victoria M Calvert. (bnw)
March 7, 2022 Filing 15 Notice for Leave of Absence for the following date(s): April 20 - 22, 2022, May 5 - 10, 2022, June 1 -15, 2022, and July 5, 2022, by Thomas T. Tate. (Tate, Thomas)
December 3, 2021 Submission of #6 MOTION to Remand to State Court , to District Judge Eleanor L. Ross. (ceo)
December 2, 2021 Filing 14 REPLY BRIEF re #6 MOTION to Remand to State Court filed by Cobb Hospital, Inc., Douglas Hospital, Inc., Kennestone Hospital, Inc., Paulding Medical Center, Inc., WellStar Atlanta Medical Center, Inc., Wellstar Health System, Inc., Wellstar Medical Group, LLC, Wellstar North Fulton Hospital, Inc., Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital, Inc., Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital, Inc., West Georgia Medical Center, Inc.. (Murphy, George)
November 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER granting #12 Motion for Extension of Time. The deadline for Plaintiffs to file any reply brief in support of its Motion to Remand is extended through December 2, 2021. Signed by Judge Eleanor L. Ross on 11/16/21. (ceo)
November 16, 2021 Filing 12 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Plaintiffs' Reply Brief in Support of Motion to Remand by Cobb Hospital, Inc., Douglas Hospital, Inc., Kennestone Hospital, Inc., Paulding Medical Center, Inc., WellStar Atlanta Medical Center, Inc., Wellstar Health System, Inc., Wellstar Medical Group, LLC, Wellstar North Fulton Hospital, Inc., Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital, Inc., Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital, Inc., West Georgia Medical Center, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Murphy, George)
November 4, 2021 Filing 11 RESPONSE in Opposition re #6 MOTION to Remand to State Court filed by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia, Inc., Kaiser Permanente Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Exhibit A - Miller Declaration, #2 Affidavit Exhibit B - Hodge Declaration, #3 Affidavit Exhibit C - Licerio Declaration w/ Attachment)(Reeves, Ava)
November 2, 2021 Filing 10 Request for Leave of Absence for the following date(s): December 27, 2021 through January 6, 2022, February 10-17, 2022, and March 17-18, 2022, by Thomas T. Tate. (Tate, Thomas)
October 26, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER granting #8 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer, Move to Dismiss, or Otherwise Respond to Plaintiffs Complaint. The deadline for Defendants to answer, move to dismiss, or otherwise respond to Plaintiffs Complaint is extended until fourteen (14) days after the Court enters an Order ruling on Wellstars pending Motion to Remand #6 . Signed by Judge Eleanor L. Ross on 10/26/21. (ceo)
October 26, 2021 Filing 8 MOTION for Extension of Time Answer, Move to Dismiss, or Otherwise Respond to Plaintiffs Complaint re: #1 Notice of Removal, with Complaint by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia, Inc., Kaiser Permanente Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Reeves, Ava)
October 25, 2021 Clerks Notation re #7 Certificate of Interested Persons/Corporate Disclosures by Cobb Hospital, Inc., Douglas Hospital, Inc., Kennestone Hospital, Inc., Paulding Medical Center, Inc., WellStar Atlanta Medical Center, Inc., Wellstar Health System, Inc., Wellstar Medical Group, LLC, Wellstar North Fulton Hospital, Inc., Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital, Inc., Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital, Inc., and West Georgia Medical Center, Inc.. Read and approved by District Judge Eleanor L. Ross. (mlb)
October 21, 2021 Filing 7 Certificate of Interested Persons by Cobb Hospital, Inc., Douglas Hospital, Inc., Kennestone Hospital, Inc., Paulding Medical Center, Inc., WellStar Atlanta Medical Center, Inc., Wellstar Health System, Inc., Wellstar Medical Group, LLC, Wellstar North Fulton Hospital, Inc., Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital, Inc., Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital, Inc., West Georgia Medical Center, Inc.. (Murphy, George)
October 21, 2021 Filing 6 MOTION to Remand to State Court with Brief In Support by Cobb Hospital, Inc., Douglas Hospital, Inc., Kennestone Hospital, Inc., Paulding Medical Center, Inc., WellStar Atlanta Medical Center, Inc., Wellstar Health System, Inc., Wellstar Medical Group, LLC, Wellstar North Fulton Hospital, Inc., Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital, Inc., Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital, Inc., West Georgia Medical Center, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Brief, #2 Declaration of Barbara Corey, #3 Exhibit A - July 1, 2021 Letter, #4 Exhibit B - August 2, 2021 email)(Murphy, George)
September 30, 2021 Filing 5 NOTICE FROM THE COURT: INSTRUCTIONS FOR CIVIL CASES ASSIGNED TO THE HONORABLE ELEANOR L. ROSS. (mlb)
September 30, 2021 Clerks Notation re #3 Certificate of Interested Persons/Corporate Disclosure Statement by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia, Inc., Kaiser Permanente Insurance Company identifying Corporate Parent Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia, Inc., Kaiser Permanente Insurance Company.Read and approved by District Judge Eleanor L. Ross. (mlb)
September 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ORDER: Defendants Kaiser Permanent Insurance Company and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia, Inc.'s Unopposed Motion to Extend Time to Answer, Move to Dismiss, or Otherwise Respond to Plaintiffs Complaint is GRANTED. #2 . The deadline for Defendants to answer, move to dismiss, or otherwise respond to Plaintiff's Complaint is extended to and including November 1, 2021. Signed by Judge Eleanor L. Ross on 09/29/21. (ceo)
September 29, 2021 Set Deadlines/Hearings: Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia, Inc. answer due 11/1/2021; Kaiser Permanente Insurance Company answer due 11/1/2021. (ceo)
September 28, 2021 Filing 3 Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia, Inc., Kaiser Permanente Insurance Company identifying Corporate Parent Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia, Inc., Kaiser Permanente Insurance Company. (Dowell, Matthew)
September 28, 2021 Filing 2 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time Answer, Move to Dismiss, or Otherwise Respond to Plaintiffs' Complaint filed by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia, Inc., Kaiser Permanente Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Dowell, Matthew)
September 24, 2021 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL with COMPLAINT filed by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia, Inc., Kaiser Permanente Insurance Company. (Filing fee $ 402 receipt number AGANDC-11283776) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Complaint w/ Exhibits, #2 Civil Cover Sheet)(ceo) Please visit our website at http://www.gand.uscourts.gov/commonly-used-forms to obtain Pretrial Instructions and Pretrial Associated Forms which includes the Consent To Proceed Before U.S. Magistrate form.

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Plaintiff: Wellstar Health System, Inc.
Represented By: Joe P. Reynolds
Represented By: George L. Murphy, Jr.
Represented By: Thomas T. Tate
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Plaintiff: Wellstar Medical Group, LLC
Represented By: George L. Murphy, Jr.
Represented By: Joe P. Reynolds
Represented By: Thomas T. Tate
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Plaintiff: WellStar Atlanta Medical Center, Inc.
Represented By: George L. Murphy, Jr.
Represented By: Joe P. Reynolds
Represented By: Thomas T. Tate
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Plaintiff: Cobb Hospital, Inc.
Represented By: George L. Murphy, Jr.
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Plaintiff: Douglas Hospital, Inc.
Represented By: George L. Murphy, Jr.
Represented By: Joe P. Reynolds
Represented By: Thomas T. Tate
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Plaintiff: Kennestone Hospital, Inc.
Represented By: George L. Murphy, Jr.
Represented By: Joe P. Reynolds
Represented By: Thomas T. Tate
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Plaintiff: Wellstar North Fulton Hospital, Inc.
Represented By: George L. Murphy, Jr.
Represented By: Joe P. Reynolds
Represented By: Thomas T. Tate
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Plaintiff: Paulding Medical Center, Inc.
Represented By: George L. Murphy, Jr.
Represented By: Joe P. Reynolds
Represented By: Thomas T. Tate
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Plaintiff: Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital, Inc.
Represented By: George L. Murphy, Jr.
Represented By: Joe P. Reynolds
Represented By: Thomas T. Tate
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Plaintiff: Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital, Inc.
Represented By: George L. Murphy, Jr.
Represented By: Joe P. Reynolds
Represented By: Thomas T. Tate
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Plaintiff: West Georgia Medical Center, Inc.
Represented By: George L. Murphy, Jr.
Represented By: Joe P. Reynolds
Represented By: Thomas T. Tate
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Defendant: Kaiser Permanente Insurance Company
Represented By: Elizabeth Broadway Brown
Represented By: Matthew L.J.D. Dowell
Represented By: Wade Pearson Miller
Represented By: Ava Goble Reeves
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Defendant: Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia, Inc.
Represented By: Elizabeth Broadway Brown
Represented By: Matthew L.J.D. Dowell
Represented By: Wade Pearson Miller
Represented By: Ava Goble Reeves
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