Tri State Advanced Surgery Center LLC et al v. Health Choice LLC et alMOTION to Stay DiscoveryE.D. Ark.May 18, 20151 IN THE UNITED STATE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS JONESBORO DIVISION TRI STATE ADVANCED SURGERY CENTER, LLC, GLENN A. CROSBY II, M.D., F.A.C.S., and MICHAEL HOOD, M.D., Plaintiffs v. HEALTH CHOICE, LLC, and CIGNA HEALTHCARE OF TENNESSEE, INC., Defendants Case No. 3:14-CV-00143-JM CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, and CIGNA HEALTHCARE OF TENNESSEE, INC., Counterclaim Plaintiffs v. SURGICAL CENTER DEVELOPMENT, INC. D/B/A SURGCENTER DEVELOPMENT, and TRI STATE ADVANCED SURGERY CENTER, LLC, Counterclaim Defendants COUNTERCLAIM DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO STAY DISCOVERY Counterclaim Defendants Tri State Advanced Surgery Center, LLC and Surgical Center Development, Inc. d/b/a SurgCenter Development respectfully move this Court for an order staying all discovery in this matter pending the outcome of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Leave to File an Amended Complaint (“Motion for Leave to Amend”) (Docket No. 80). A stay of discovery is crucial in this case because many of the parties’ discovery requests and obligations are related to Case 3:14-cv-00143-JM Document 81 Filed 05/18/15 Page 1 of 4 2 Plaintiffs’ dismissed Sherman Act claim, and without a stay, would subject the parties to unnecessary duplicative discovery. Counterclaim Plaintiffs oppose this Motion. In support of their Motion to Stay Discovery, Counterclaim Defendants submit the attached Memorandum in Support of Counterclaim Defendants’ Motion to Stay Discovery. Dated: May 18, 2015 Respectfully submitted, /s/ W. Tucker Brown Joe R. Whatley Jr. W. Tucker Brown Whatley Kallas, LLP 2001 Park Place North 1000 Park Place Tower Birmingham, AL 35203 Phone: (205) 488-1200 Fax: (800) 922-4851 E-mail: jwhatley@whatleykallas.com tbrown@whatleykallas.com Edith M. Kallas Whatley Kallas, LLP 1180 Avenue of the Americas, 20th Floor New York, NY 10036 Phone: (212) 447-7060 Fax: (800) 922-4851 E-mail: ekallas@whatleykallas.com Deborah J. Winegard Whatley Kallas, LLP 1068 Virginia Avenue NE Atlanta, GA 30306 Phone: (404) 607-8222 Fax: (404) 220-9625 E-mail: dwinegard@whatleykallas.com Case 3:14-cv-00143-JM Document 81 Filed 05/18/15 Page 2 of 4 3 John Emerson Emerson Poynter LLP 1301 Scott Street Little Rock, AR 72202 Telephone: (501) 907-2555 Fax: (501) 907-2556 Email: jemerson@emersonpoynter.com Case 3:14-cv-00143-JM Document 81 Filed 05/18/15 Page 3 of 4 4 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this 18th day of May, 2015, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system, which shall send notification of such filing to all counsel of record. Leigh M. Chiles (#98223) Leo M. Bearman, Jr. (admitted pro hac vice) Matthew S. Mulqueen (admitted pro hac vice) Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC First Tennessee Bank Building 165 Madison Avenue Suite 2000 Memphis, TN 38103 Telephone: (901) 577-2207 Facsimile: (901) 577-2303 lchiles@bakerdonelson.com lbearman@bakerdonelson.com mmulqueen@bakerdonelson.com Lea Carol Owen (admitted pro hac vice) Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 211 Commerce Street Suite 800 Nashville, TN 37201 Telephone: (615) 726-5600 cowen@bakerdonelson.com John E. Tull, III (#84150) Chad W. Pekron (#2008144) Robert Ryan Younger (#2008209) Quattlebaum, Grooms, Tull & Burrow, PLLC 111 Center Street Suite 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-3325 Telephone: (501) 379-1700 cpekron@qgtb.com jtull@qgtb.com ryounger@qgtb.com Joshua B. Simon Warren Haskel Ryan D. McEnroe Dmitriy G. Tishyevich Christian Reigstad Terence Y. Leong (all admitted pro hac vice) Kirkland & Ellis LLP 601 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10022 Telephone: (212) 446-4800 Facsimile: (212) 446-4900 jsimon@kirkland.com whaskel@kirkland.com rmcenroe@kirkland.com dtishyevich@kirkland.com creigstad@kirkland.com tleong@kirkland.com /s/ W. Tucker Brown Of Counsel Case 3:14-cv-00143-JM Document 81 Filed 05/18/15 Page 4 of 4
