Yazzie v. Lyman et al
Plaintiff: Pauline Yazzie
Defendant: Matthew H Lyman and Blue Mountain Hospital
Case Number: 4:2026cv00036
Filed: April 3, 2026
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Utah
Presiding Judge: Ann Marie McIff Allen
Referring Judge: Paul Kohler
Nature of Suit: Personal Inj. Med. Malpractice
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Medical Malpractice
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 29, 2026 Filing 21 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Blue Mountain Hospital, Matthew H Lyman 21 (Epperson, David)
May 29, 2026 Filing 20 NOTICE of Plaintiff's Rule 7.1 Disclosure Statement by Pauline Yazzie (Buffington, Forrest)
May 29, 2026 Filing 19 NOTICE OF PHV FAILURE TO REGISTER FOR CM/ECF ACCESS: PHV Attorney Nathan S. Anderson, for Plaintiff Pauline Yazzie has not registered to efile and receive electronic notifications of case activity as required by DUCivR 83-1.1(d)(2). Local counsel must immediately notify the PHV attorney of this deficiency. Failure to comply with this court's rules may result in revocation of PHV admission. (nl)
May 29, 2026 Filing 18 NOTICE: The court received a bounce-back notification that a secondary email address of [email protected], for attorney David C. Epperson as invalid. As a result, the court has removed the invalid secondary email address from CM/ECF. Going forward, the court will not send email notifications to [email protected]. To learn how to update your secondary email address, please visit https://www.utd.uscourts.gov/update-your-address-court. (nl)
May 29, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 17 Order To File Disclosure Statements Required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1. Signed by District Judge Ann Marie McIff Allen on 05/28/2026. (kpf)
May 8, 2026 Filing 16 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Pauline Yazzie Plaintiff's Initial Disclosures (Buffington, Forrest)
May 1, 2026 Filing 15 NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE. For the benefit of the public and the bar, the District of Utah offers judicial settlement conference as an alternative for dispute resolution assistance in all civil cases and bankruptcy adversary proceedings. The court offers this alternative because, when compared with litigation, it can resolve a dispute faster, at less expense, and with solutions that are better able to meet the parties' needs and interests. Parties may file a stipulated motion for judicial settlement conference. A form #motion is available on the court's website. Notice e-mailed or mailed to Defendants Blue Mountain Hospital, Matthew H Lyman, Plaintiff Pauline Yazzie. (kpf)
May 1, 2026 Filing 14 ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand filed by Blue Mountain Hospital, Matthew H Lyman. Attorney David C. Epperson added to party Blue Mountain Hospital(pty:dft), Attorney David C. Epperson added to party Matthew H Lyman(pty:dft)(Epperson, David)
April 23, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER granting #11 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Attorney Nathan S. Anderson for Pauline Yazzie.Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must register to efile and receive electronic notification of case activity in the District of Utah at #https://www.pacer.uscourts.gov/cmecf/dcbk.html. Instructions are available at #https://www.utd.uscourts.gov/attorney-admissions#PHV.A Pro Hac Vice Attorney who fails to register for CM/ECF access will not receive notifications of electronic filings.Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice may download a copy of the District of Utahs local rules from the courts web site at #https://www.utd.uscourts.gov/rules-practice. Signed by Magistrate Judge Paul Kohler on 04/23/2026. (kpf)
April 23, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 12 DOCKET TEXT ORDER REFERRING MOTION #11 MOTION for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Nathan S Anderson , Registration fee $ 50, receipt number AUTDC-5766240,Attorneys awaiting Pro Hac Vice admission should immediately register to efile and receive electronic notification of cas filed by Pauline Yazzie Motions referred to Paul Kohler. Signed by District Judge Ann Marie McIff Allen on 4/23/2026. (pjd)
April 22, 2026 Filing 11 MOTION for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Nathan S Anderson , Registration fee $ 50, receipt number AUTDC-5766240,Attorneys awaiting Pro Hac Vice admission should immediately register to efile and receive electronic notification of case activity in the District of Utah at #https://www.pacer.uscourts.gov/cmecf/dcbk.html.Registration requests will not be approved until the court has granted the pro hac vice motion. Instructions are available on the court's website at #https://www.utd.uscourts.gov/cmecf-electronic-case-filing. filed by Plaintiff Pauline Yazzie. (Buffington, Forrest)
April 22, 2026 Filing 10 SUMMONS Returned Executed. Filed by Pauline Yazzie. Summons as to Pauline Yazzie. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit)(Buffington, Forrest)
April 8, 2026 Filing 9 Modification of Docket: Error: Counsel filed civil cover sheet with the form fields still live, which means the information can be edited or deleted by anyone viewing the file. To ensure the security and integrity of your filing in the future, please re-save the document by choosing Print to PDF instead of Save. This will lock the text into the document so it cannot be modified. Correction: The clerk has replaced the document, nothing further is needed for this filing. (kop)
April 7, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER: 1. Supplementing Order to Propose Schedule and 2. To Prepare for Case Management Conference Signed by Magistrate Judge Paul Kohler on 04/07/2026. (kpf)
April 7, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER TO PROPOSE SCHEDULE - See order for details. Signed by Magistrate Judge Paul Kohler on 04/07/2026. (kpf)
April 6, 2026 Filing 6 Summons Issued Electronically as to Matthew H Lyman. Instructions to Counsel:1. Click on the document number.2. If you are prompted for an ECF login, enter your 'Attorney' login to CM/ECF.3. Print the issued summons for service. (bg)
April 6, 2026 Filing 5 Summons Issued Electronically as to Blue Mountain Hospital. Instructions to Counsel:1. Click on the document number.2. If you are prompted for an ECF login, enter your 'Attorney' login to CM/ECF.3. Print the issued summons for service. (bg)
April 6, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 4 DOCKET TEXT ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Paul Kohler under 28:636 (b)(1)(A), Magistrate Judge to hear and determine all nondispositive pretrial matters. No attached document. Signed by District Judge Ann Marie McIff Allen on 4/6/2026. (pjd)
April 3, 2026 Filing 3 NOTICE OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE AVAILABILITY TO PRESIDE OVER CASE- Under 28 U.S.C. 636(c), Fed. R. Civ. P. 73, and DUCivR 72-3, you are hereby notified that a magistrate judge for the District of Utah may conduct any or all proceedings in this case, including a jury or bench trial and entry of a final judgment. Exercise of this jurisdiction by the magistrate judge is permitted only if all parties voluntarily sign and return the form. To consent, return the Consent Form to the clerk's office within 21 days via email at [email protected] or mail at the address on the form. Please do not efile the Consent Form in the case. Notice emailed to Plaintiff Pauline Yazzie. (Notice generated by clerks office) Form due by 4/24/2026. (kop)
April 3, 2026 Filing 2 NOTICE OF SOUTHERN REGION ASSIGNMENT. This case is assigned to the Southern Region of the District of Utah. The location for court proceedings is in St. George unless the court orders otherwise. More information is on the court's #Southern Region webpage. (kop)
April 3, 2026 Filing 1 COMPLAINT for Medical Negligence against Blue Mountain Hospital, Matthew H Lyman (Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AUTDC-5749060) filed by Pauline Yazzie. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Civil Cover Sheet) (Buffington, Forrest) (Attachment 2 replaced on 4/8/2026) (kop).
April 3, 2026 District Judge Ann Marie McIff Allen added. Case number will now read 4:26-cv-00036-AMA. Please make changes to document captions accordingly. (kop)

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Plaintiff: Pauline Yazzie
Represented By: Forrest G. Buffington
Represented By: Nathan S. Anderson
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