Jacobson v. Sound Inpatient Physicians, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Herbert Jacobson
Defendant: Hospitalist Medicine Physicians of Texas, PLLC, American Physicians, Inc., Sound Inpatient Physicians, Inc., Hospitalist Medicine Physicians of Louisiana, LLC, Hospitalist Medicine Physicians of Louisiana - TCG, Inc., Hospitalist Medicine Physicians of Louisiana - Lake Charles, Inc., Hospitalist Medicine Physicians of Rapides Parish, Hospitalist Medicine Physicians of Louisiana - Bossier City, Inc., Hospitalist Medicine Physicians of Louisiana - Shreveport, Inc., Hospitalist Medicine Physicians of Louisiana - TCS, Inc., Hospitalist Medicine Physicians of Louisiana - Alexandria, Inc. and Sound Physicians Emergency Medicine of Louisiana, Inc.
Case Number: 3:2018cv00829
Filed: September 10, 2018
Court: US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
Presiding Judge: Richard L Bourgeois
Referring Judge: Shelly D Dick
2 Judge: Erin Wilder-Doomes
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1446
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 26, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ORDER granting #18 Motion for Joshua W. Ruthizer to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Joshua W. Ruthizer is hereby enrolled pro hac vice as additional counsel of record for Plaintiff. Signed by Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. on 10/26/2018. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (JSL)
October 24, 2018 Filing 18 MOTION for Joshua W. Ruthizer to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-1851739) by Herbert Jacobson. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Declaration of Joshua W. Ruthizer, #2 Exhibit B - Certificates of Good Standing, #3 Oath of Joshua W. Ruthizer, #4 Proposed Order)(Kahn, Lewis)
October 24, 2018 MOTION(S) REFERRED: #18 MOTION for Joshua W. Ruthizer to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-1851739). This motion is now pending before the USMJ. (NLT)
October 19, 2018 Filing 17 Notice to Counsel: The undersigned's chambers has been contacted regarding potential confusion in the briefing schedule for the pending Motion to Remand. As set forth in the Court's order (R. Doc. 15), and at the parties request, jurisdictional discovery is permitted and an extended briefing schedule is in place. The undersigned eagerly awaits the parties' legal analysis and will withhold any decision on the motion until all such briefing is submitted. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (Bourgeois, Richard)
October 12, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER granting #10 Motion for Chet B. Waldman to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Chet B. Waldman is hereby enrolled pro hac vice as additional counsel for Plaintiff Herbert Jacobson in this matter. Signed by Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. on 10/12/2018. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (JSL)
October 12, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER granting #11 Motion for Entry of Scheduling Order Governing Limited Jurisdictional Discovery. Defendants' time to answer or otherwise respond to the Class Action Petition for Damages, Declaratory Judgment, and Permanent Injunction (Petition) is STAYED pending ruling on the motion to remand. The scheduling conference set for 11/8/2018 is CANCELLED. Signed by Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. on 10/12/2018. (NLT) Modified on 10/12/2018 (NLT).
October 12, 2018 Set Deadlines as to #12 MOTION to Remand (NLT)
October 11, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER granting #9 Motion for Extension of Time until 10/10/2018,to file a joint proposed scheduling order to govern limited discovery on the issue of CAFA jurisdiction, which has been filed, Rec. doc. 11. Signed by Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. on 10/11/2018. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (JSL)
October 10, 2018 Filing 13 MOTION for Oral Argument on #12 MOTION to Remand by Herbert Jacobson. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Kahn, Lewis)
October 10, 2018 Filing 12 MOTION to Remand by Herbert Jacobson. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support)(Kahn, Lewis)
October 10, 2018 Filing 11 Joint MOTION for Entry of Scheduling Order Governing Limited Jurisdictional Discovery by Herbert Jacobson. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Kahn, Lewis)
October 10, 2018 Filing 10 MOTION for Chet B. Waldman to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-1844282) by Herbert Jacobson. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Declaration of Chet B. Waldman, #2 Exhibit B - Certificate of Good Standing, #3 Exhibit C- Oath of Chet B. Waldman, #4 Proposed Order)(Kahn, Lewis)
October 10, 2018 MOTION(S) REFERRED: #11 Joint MOTION for Entry of Scheduling Order Governing Limited Jurisdictional Discovery . This motion is now pending before the USMJ. (NLT)
October 10, 2018 MOTION(S) REFERRED: #12 MOTION to Remand , #13 MOTION for Oral Argument on #12 MOTION to Remand . This motion is now pending before the USMJ. (NLT)
October 10, 2018 MOTION(S) REFERRED: #10 MOTION for Chet B. Waldman to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-1844282). This motion is now pending before the USMJ. (NLT)
October 9, 2018 MOTION(S) REFERRED: #9 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to Respond. This motion is now pending before the USMJ. (NLT)
October 5, 2018 Filing 9 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to Respond by All Defendants. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Pleading; Order)(Blunt, Shelton)
September 27, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 8 SCHEDULING CONFERENCE ORDER: Scheduling Conference set for 11/8/2018 at 03:00 PM in chambers before Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois Jr. Status Report due by 10/25/2018. Signed by Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. on 9/27/2018. (JSL)
September 20, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER granting #5 Motion for John P. Passarelli to Appear Pro Hac Vice; granting #6 Motion for Carol A. Svolos to Appear Pro Hac Vice. John P. Passarelli and Carol A. Svolos are hereby enrolled pro hac vice as additional counsel for the defendants. Signed by Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. on 9/20/2018. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (JSL)
September 19, 2018 MOTION(S) REFERRED: #6 MOTION for Carol A. Svolos to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-1833468). This motion is now pending before the USMJ. (SWE)
September 19, 2018 MOTION(S) REFERRED: #5 MOTION for John P. Passarelli to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-1833466). This motion is now pending before the USMJ. (SWE)
September 18, 2018 Filing 6 MOTION for Carol A. Svolos to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-1833468) by All Defendants. (Attachments: #1 Attachment Oath of Carol A. Svolos, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B, #4 Proposed Pleading; Proposed Order)(Blunt, Shelton)
September 18, 2018 Filing 5 MOTION for John P. Passarelli to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-1833466) by All Defendants. (Attachments: #1 Attachment Oath of John P. Passarelli, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B, #4 Proposed Pleading; Proposed Order)(Blunt, Shelton)
September 15, 2018 Set/Reset Deadlines: All Defendants. (SWE)
September 15, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ORDER granting #3 Motion for Extension of Time. The defendants are grantedan extension of time through and including October 8, 2018 to file responsive pleadings. Signed by Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. on 9/15/2018. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (JSL)
September 14, 2018 MOTION(S) REFERRED: #3 Ex Parte MOTION for Extension of Time within which to Plead. This motion is now pending before the USMJ. (LLH)
September 13, 2018 Filing 3 Ex Parte MOTION for Extension of Time within which to Plead by All Defendants. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Pleading; Order)(Blunt, Shelton)
September 11, 2018 Filing 2 Letter to Attorney Lewis Kahn regarding Michael Palestina and Christopher Tillotson who are Co-Counsel for Plaintiff, Herbert Jacobson. Attorneys are not admitted to practice in LAMD. (LLH)
September 10, 2018 Case reassigned to Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr.. Magistrate Judge Erin Wilder-Doomes no longer assigned to the case. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (NLT)
September 10, 2018 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from 19th Judicial District Court, Case Number 672321. (Filing fee $ 400 receipt number ALAMDC-1828188), filed by Hospitalist Medicine Physicians of Texas, PLLC, American Physicians, Inc., Sound Inpatient Physicians, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Plaintiff's Petition, #2 Exhibit Notice of Filing of Removal, #3 Exhibit State Court Record, #4 Exhibit Civil Cover Sheet and Attachments)(Blunt, Shelton) Modified on 9/11/2018to rotate and replace exhibit D (LLH).

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Defendant: Hospitalist Medicine Physicians of Texas, PLLC
Represented By: Shelton Dennis Blunt
Represented By: Carol A. Svolos
Represented By: James Walter Green
Represented By: John P. Passarelli
Represented By: Monica M Vela-Vick
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Defendant: American Physicians, Inc.
Represented By: Shelton Dennis Blunt
Represented By: Carol A. Svolos
Represented By: James Walter Green
Represented By: John P. Passarelli
Represented By: Monica M Vela-Vick
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Defendant: Sound Inpatient Physicians, Inc.
Represented By: Shelton Dennis Blunt
Represented By: Carol A. Svolos
Represented By: James Walter Green
Represented By: John P. Passarelli
Represented By: Monica M Vela-Vick
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Defendant: Hospitalist Medicine Physicians of Louisiana, LLC
Represented By: Carol A. Svolos
Represented By: James Walter Green
Represented By: John P. Passarelli
Represented By: Monica M Vela-Vick
Represented By: Shelton Dennis Blunt
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Defendant: Hospitalist Medicine Physicians of Louisiana - TCG, Inc.
Represented By: Carol A. Svolos
Represented By: James Walter Green
Represented By: John P. Passarelli
Represented By: Monica M Vela-Vick
Represented By: Shelton Dennis Blunt
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Defendant: Hospitalist Medicine Physicians of Louisiana - Lake Charles, Inc.
Represented By: Carol A. Svolos
Represented By: James Walter Green
Represented By: John P. Passarelli
Represented By: Monica M Vela-Vick
Represented By: Shelton Dennis Blunt
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Defendant: Hospitalist Medicine Physicians of Rapides Parish
Represented By: Carol A. Svolos
Represented By: James Walter Green
Represented By: John P. Passarelli
Represented By: Monica M Vela-Vick
Represented By: Shelton Dennis Blunt
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Defendant: Hospitalist Medicine Physicians of Louisiana - Bossier City, Inc.
Represented By: Carol A. Svolos
Represented By: James Walter Green
Represented By: John P. Passarelli
Represented By: Monica M Vela-Vick
Represented By: Shelton Dennis Blunt
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Defendant: Hospitalist Medicine Physicians of Louisiana - Shreveport, Inc.
Represented By: Carol A. Svolos
Represented By: James Walter Green
Represented By: John P. Passarelli
Represented By: Monica M Vela-Vick
Represented By: Shelton Dennis Blunt
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Defendant: Hospitalist Medicine Physicians of Louisiana - TCS, Inc.
Represented By: Carol A. Svolos
Represented By: James Walter Green
Represented By: John P. Passarelli
Represented By: Monica M Vela-Vick
Represented By: Shelton Dennis Blunt
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Defendant: Hospitalist Medicine Physicians of Louisiana - Alexandria, Inc.
Represented By: Carol A. Svolos
Represented By: James Walter Green
Represented By: John P. Passarelli
Represented By: Monica M Vela-Vick
Represented By: Shelton Dennis Blunt
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Defendant: Sound Physicians Emergency Medicine of Louisiana, Inc.
Represented By: Carol A. Svolos
Represented By: James Walter Green
Represented By: John P. Passarelli
Represented By: Monica M Vela-Vick
Represented By: Shelton Dennis Blunt
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Plaintiff: Herbert Jacobson
Represented By: Lewis Stephen Kahn
Represented By: Joshua W. Ruthizer
Represented By: Chet B. Waldman
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