Government Employees Insurance Company et al v. Macias et al
| Government Employees Insurance Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, GEICO General Insurance Company and GEICO Casualty Company |
| Renan Macias, M.D., Joseph Dorsten, D.O., Lifeline Medical Imaging, P.C., Amit Khaneja, M.D., Amit Khaneja Neurology Practice, PLLC, Hillside Primary Medical Care, P.C., John Does "1-10" and John Does 1-10 |
| 1:2021cv04545 |
| August 12, 2021 |
| US District Court for the Eastern District of New York |
| Brian M Cogan |
| Racketeer/Corrupt Organization |
| 18 U.S.C. § 1962 Racketeering (RICO) Act |
| Plaintiff |
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Filing 14
SUMMONS Returned Executed by GEICO General Insurance Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, GEICO Casualty Company, Government Employees Insurance Company. Renan Macias, MD served on 9/28/2021, answer due 10/19/2021. (Sirignano, Michael)
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Filing 13
Summons Issued as to Renan Macias, MD. (Guzzi, Roseann)
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Filing 12
AMENDED COMPLAINT against John Does 1-10, Renan Macias, MD, filed by GEICO General Insurance Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, GEICO Casualty Company, Government Employees Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Amended Proposed Summons and Rider, #2 Amended Exhibit 1 - Representative Sample of Fraudulent Claims Identified to Date) (Sirignano, Michael)
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Filing 11
SCHEDULING ORDER: A telephonic Initial Status Conference is set for 11/4/2021 at 2:00 pm. Parties will use the toll-free number 888-684-8852, access code 6427877# and security code 4545#. The parties are directed to comply with the attached mandatory requirements including filing on the docket a completed case management plan two days prior to the conference. Ordered by Judge Brian M. Cogan on 9/23/2021. (Weisberg, Peggy)
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ORDER re #10 . The Court VACATES the portion of the Memorandum Decision and Order directing the Clerk to "open separate index numbers for both (i) Joseph Dorsten, D.O., Lifeline Medical Imaging P.C., Hillside Primary Medical Care, P.C., and John Does; and (ii) Amit Khaneja, M.D., Amit Khaneja Neurology Practice, PLLC, and John Does;... file this Order as the initial filing in each of the new cases; and... have each new case randomly assigned to a District Judge and Magistrate Judge." The Court will not open separate cases, and instead the claims against the above-listed defendants will be dismissed without prejudice. If plaintiffs wish to pursue these claims, plaintiffs must initiate new cases and pay the filing fee. Ordered by Judge Brian M. Cogan on 9/9/2021. (Weisberg, Peggy)
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Filing 10
MEMORANDUM DECISION AND OPINION dated 9/7/21 re: Improper Joinder. ( Ordered by Judge Brian M. Cogan on 9/4/2021 ) (Guzzi, Roseann)
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Filing 9
MOTION for Order to Show Cause Plaintiff's Memorandum of Law in Response to the Court's August 18, 2012 Order to Show Cause Regarding Joinder by GEICO Casualty Company, GEICO General Insurance Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, Government Employees Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A-Proposed breakdown of the Defendants) (Sirignano, Michael)
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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. Plaintiffs are hereby ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE by 8/25/2021 why this case should not be dismissed for improper joinder, or dismissing most of the defendants except one group of defendants who worked in concert, without prejudice to refiling against each group of defendants who are alleged to have worked in concert. Plaintiffs allege that defendants engaged in separate, but fundamentally similar schemes. Such allegations demonstrate that plaintiffs' claims against the different defendants are not transactionally related. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 20(a)(2); Scott v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., 954 F.3d 502, 520 (2d Cir. 2020). There are no allegations that the named defendants were all part of a single scheme, organized in a hierarchical structure, with profit sharing of any kind. None of the causes of action are for RICO against all the defendants together. Defendants are not properly joined in cases such as this one simply because they are alleged to have separately filed fraudulent claims pursuant to similar schemes, and suing them all in one action makes the case unmanageable. See Am. Transit Ins. Co. v. Bilyk, No. 19-CV-5171, 2021 WL 216673, at *4-6 (E.D.N.Y. Jan. 21, 2021). Ordered by Judge Brian M. Cogan on 8/18/2021. (Weisberg, Peggy)
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Filing 8
NOTICE of Appearance by Joanna Betty Rosenblatt on behalf of GEICO Casualty Company, GEICO General Insurance Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, Government Employees Insurance Company (aty to be noticed) (Rosenblatt, Joanna)
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Filing 7
NOTICE of Appearance by Priscilla DeLing Kam on behalf of GEICO Casualty Company, GEICO General Insurance Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, Government Employees Insurance Company (aty to be noticed) (Kam, Priscilla)
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Filing 6
NOTICE of Appearance by Barry I. Levy on behalf of GEICO Casualty Company, GEICO General Insurance Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, Government Employees Insurance Company (aty to be noticed) (Levy, Barry)
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Filing 5
This attorney case opening filing has been checked for quality control. See the attachment for corrections that were made, if any. (Bowens, Priscilla)
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Filing 4
In accordance with Rule 73 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Rule 73.1, the parties are notified that if all parties consent a United States magistrate judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action including a (jury or nonjury) trial and to order the entry of a final judgment. Attached to the Notice is a blank copy of the consent form that should be filled out, signed and filed electronically only if all parties wish to consent. The form may also be accessed at the following link: #http://www.uscourts.gov/uscourts/FormsAndFees/Forms/AO085.pdf. You may withhold your consent without adverse substantive consequences. Do NOT return or file the consent unless all parties have signed the consent. (Bowens, Priscilla)
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Filing 3
Summons Issued as to Amit Khaneja Neurology Practice, PLLC, Joseph Dorsten, DO, Hillside Primary Medical Care, P.C., Amit Khaneja, MD, Lifeline Medical Imaging, P.C., Renan Macias, MD. (Bowens, Priscilla)
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Filing 2
Corporate Disclosure Statement by GEICO Casualty Company, GEICO General Insurance Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, Government Employees Insurance Company identifying Corporate Parent Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Corporate Parent GEICO Corporation for GEICO Casualty Company, GEICO General Insurance Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, Government Employees Insurance Company. (Sirignano, Michael)
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Filing 1
COMPLAINT against Amit Khaneja Neurology Practice, PLLC, John Does "1-10", Joseph Dorsten, DO, Hillside Primary Medical Care, P.C., Amit Khaneja, MD, Lifeline Medical Imaging, P.C., Renan Macias, MD filing fee $ 402, receipt number ANYEDC-14749510 Was the Disclosure Statement on Civil Cover Sheet completed -NO,, filed by GEICO General Insurance Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, GEICO Casualty Company, Government Employees Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Proposed Summons and Rider, #3 Exhibit 1-Representative Sample of Fraudulent Claims Identified to Date- Lifeline Medical Imaging PC, #4 Exhibit 2-Representative Sample of Fraudulent Claims Identified to Date-Renan Macias, M.D., #5 Exhibit 3-Representative Sample of Fraudulent Claims Identified to Date -Amit Khaneja Neurology Practice, PLLC, #6 Exhibit 4-Representative Sample of Fraudulent Claims Identified to Date- Hillside Primary Medical Care PC, #7 Exhibit 5-Sample of incomplete Neurological Referral Forms submitted by Hillside in support of their billing, #8 Exhibit 6-Copies of the memoranda, #9 Exhibit 7-Copies of DOI Opinion letters) (Sirignano, Michael)
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Case Assigned to Judge Brian M. Cogan. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned Judges, located on our #website. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. (Bowens, Priscilla)
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