Turner et al v. Northern Montana Hospital et al
Plaintiff: Audrey Turner, Vicky Byrd, Jennifer Tanner, Linda Larsen, Paul Lee, Brandi Breth, Kate Houlihan and Barb Moser
Defendant: Northern Montana Hospital, St. Peter's Hospital, Bozeman Deaconess Health Services, RCHP Billings-Missoula, LLC and Billings Clinic
Case Number: 4:2017cv00141
Filed: December 29, 2017
Court: US District Court for the District of Montana
Office: Great Falls Office
County: HILL
Presiding Judge: Brian Morris
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
Cause of Action: 29 U.S.C. ยง 1132
Jury Demanded By: None

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January 4, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 223 ORDER granting 222 Motion Petition for Final Distribution and Winding Down. Signed by Judge Brian Morris on 1/4/2024. (KAH)
May 3, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 220 ORDER APPROVING DISTRIBUTION PROCESS: The Court, having reviewed the 219 Petition for Proposed Distribution (Petition), filed by the Trustee of the Hospital Employees Qualified Settlement Fund (QSF), HEREBY ORDERS, ADJUDGES, AND DECREES AS FOLLOWS : 1) The Court approves the resolution and distribution process set forth by the QSF in the Petition for identifying and distributing QSF funds to known and unknown beneficiaries of Community Medical Center (CMC). 2) The QSF shall simultaneously est ablish a process (such as a website) whereby persons who believe they were not reported as a CMC beneficiary, or were improperly reported, can make a claim for an award disbursement. 3) The QSF shall retain the right to make distributions to CMC beneficiaries within the Trustees discretion. 4) The QSF is not required to provide any further notice except as outlined in the Petition to identify unknown beneficiaries of CMC. Signed by Judge Brian Morris on 5/3/2022. (SLR)
February 18, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 215 ORDER re 214 Stipulation of Dismissal: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the above-entitled cause is hereby dismissed with prejudice. All parties will bear their own attorney fees and costs except as set forth in the approved settlement agreements. (See Docs 188 , [188-1], 207 at 7-71/71.) The following orders shall remain in effect: October 17, 2019, order appointing Ross Richardson to serve as a limited-scope replacement fiduciary for purposes of pursuing Travelers' insurance covers 195 ; December 18, 2019, Bar Order 207 ; and order establishing Qualified Settlement Fund 213 . Signed by Judge Brian Morris on 2/18/2020. (MMS)
February 14, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 213 ORDER ESTABLISHING QUALIFIED SETTLEMENT FUND regarding 212 Motion to Establish QSF. Signed by Judge Brian Morris on 2/14/2020. (MMS)
December 31, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 208 ORDER: All parties shall submit either a joint status report on the next step in this litigation or a stipulated dismissal or other document which would end this litigation. The parties shall submit this document by January 17, 2020. Signed by Judge Brian Morris on 12/31/2019. (MMS)
December 18, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 207 FINAL ORDER APPROVING SETTLEMENTS AND BARRING FURTHER CLAIMS. Signed by Judge Brian Morris on 12/18/2019. (MMS)
October 29, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 199 ORDER granting 198 Motion to Seal Document. The Clerk of Court is directed to seal and remove Document 197 from the public docket. Signed by Judge Brian Morris on 10/29/2019. (MMS)
July 18, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 168 ORDER granting 166 Motion to file a combined reply brief containing a combined limit of 6,500 words. Signed by Judge Brian Morris on 7/18/2019. (MMS)
June 25, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 152 ORDER granting 148 Motion to File Under Seal. The Clerk of Court is directed to seal the following documents and remove them from the public docket: Docs: 132 - 1 and Docs 132 -3. Plaintiff will re-file Docs. 132-1 with pages 16-45, 78-179 and 194-238 redacted and 132-2 with pages 1-15 redacted, linking these documents to Doc. 132. Signed by Judge Brian Morris on 6/25/2019. (MMS)
July 31, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 77 ORDER: Plaintiffs filed an Amended Complaint on July 11, 2018. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED: 1) Defendant Northern Montana Hospital's 14 Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings is DENIED as moot; 2) Defendant St. Peter's Health's 16 Mot ion to Dismiss Complaint is DENIED as moot; 3) Defendant RCHP Billings-Missoula, LLC's d/b/a Community Medical Center's 23 Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings is DENIED as moot; 4) Defendant Bozeman Health's 26 Motion to Dismiss Complaint is DENIED as moot. Signed by Judge Brian Morris on 7/31/2018. (SLR)
April 30, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 31 ORDER granting 11 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Michael J. Miller ; granting 12 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Kathleen Abke. Acknowledgment of PHV Order due by 5/15/2018. SEE ORDER FOR FULL DETAILS. Signed by Judge Brian Morris on 4/30/2018. (Copy of order mailed to counsel) (MMS)
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Plaintiff: Audrey Turner
Represented By: John L. Amsden
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Plaintiff: Vicky Byrd
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Plaintiff: Jennifer Tanner
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Plaintiff: Linda Larsen
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Plaintiff: Paul Lee
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Plaintiff: Brandi Breth
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Plaintiff: Kate Houlihan
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Plaintiff: Barb Moser
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Defendant: Northern Montana Hospital
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Defendant: St. Peter's Hospital
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Defendant: Bozeman Deaconess Health Services
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Defendant: RCHP Billings-Missoula, LLC
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Defendant: Billings Clinic
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