Michigan Eastern District Court
Judge:Stephen J Murphy, III
Referred: Anthony P Patti
Case #: 2:18-cv-13194
Nature of Suit442 Civil Rights - Employment
Cause42:2000e Job Discrimination (Employment)
Case Filed:Oct 12, 2018
Terminated:Feb 25, 2021
Last checked: Wednesday Apr 10, 2019 5:25 AM EDT
Defendant
Infinity Primary Care, PLLC
17197 N Laurel Park Dr. Suite 540
Livonia, MI 48152
Represented By
Jovan Dragovic
Kotz Sangster Wysocki P.C.
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Heather G. Ptasznik
Kotz, Sangster,
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Defendant
Dr. Daniel Meram
Represented By
Ellen E. Hoeppner
Clark Hill PLC
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Daniel J. Bretz
Clark Hill
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Defendant
Dr. Rakesh Patel
Represented By
Ellen E. Hoeppner
Clark Hill PLC
contact info
Daniel J. Bretz
Clark Hill
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Defendant
Trinity Health Corporation
20555 Victor Parkway
Livonia, MI 48152
Represented By
Ellen E. Hoeppner
Clark Hill PLC
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Daniel J. Bretz
Clark Hill
contact info
Defendant
Dr. Anthony Vettraino
Represented By
Jovan Dragovic
Kotz Sangster Wysocki P.C.
contact info
Heather G. Ptasznik
Kotz, Sangster,
contact info
Plaintiff
Heather Elizabeth Hamood
24 Frank Lloyd Wright Dr. Suite D-2000
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Represented By
Jeremy C. Kennedy
Pear Sperling Eggan & Daniels, P.C.
contact info

GPO Feb 25 2021
OMNIBUS OPINION and ORDER Granting in Part and Denying in Part 23 Motion for Summary Judgment; Granting in Part and Denying in Part 25 Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by District Judge Stephen J. Murphy, III. (DPar)

Docket last updated: 8 hours ago
Thursday, February 25, 2021
42 42 1 pgs order Judgment* Thu 02/25 10:22 AM
JUDGMENT. Signed by District Judge Stephen J. Murphy, III. (DPar)
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41 41 15 pgs order Order on Motion for Summary Judgment Thu 02/25 10:17 AM
OMNIBUS OPINION and ORDER Granting in Part and Denying in Part23 Motion for Summary Judgment; Granting in Part and Denying in Part25 Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by District Judge Stephen J. Murphy, III. (DPar)
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Friday, February 05, 2021
minutes Settlement Conference Sat 02/06 1:50 PM
Minute Entry for proceedings before Magistrate Judge Anthony P. Patti: Settlement Conference held on 2/5/2021 Disposition: Case did not Settle. (Court Reporter: None Present, Not on the Record) (MWil)
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Wednesday, January 27, 2021
40 40 2 pgs notice Appearance Wed 01/27 4:53 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by David Cessante on behalf of Rakesh Patel, Trinity Health Corporation. (Cessante, David)
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Friday, January 22, 2021
39 39 1 pgs notice Appear* Fri 01/22 2:54 PM
NOTICE TO APPEAR BY VIDEO CONFERENCE: Settlement Conference set for 2/5/2021 01:30 PM before Magistrate Judge Anthony P. Patti (MWil)
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Friday, January 15, 2021
38 38 2 pgs order Order Fri 01/15 10:29 AM
ORDER Referring Case to Mediation. Signed by District Judge Stephen J. Murphy, III. (DPar)
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Monday, December 21, 2020
37 37 2 pgs order Order Mon 12/21 10:08 AM
ORDER to Mediate. Signed by District Judge Stephen J. Murphy, III. (DPar)
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Thursday, December 17, 2020
36 36 2 pgs misc Report - Free Thu 12/17 2:40 PM
Joint Status Report REPORT by Heather Elizabeth Hamood (Kennedy, Jeremy)
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Thursday, December 10, 2020
35 35 2 pgs order Order Thu 12/10 11:08 AM
ORDER Requiring Joint Status Report, ( Joint Status Report due by 12/17/2020 ). Signed by District Judge Stephen J. Murphy, III. (DPar)
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Friday, October 09, 2020
order Text-Only Reassignment Pursuant to Administrative Order Fri 10/09 12:02 PM
Text-Only Order of reassignment from District Judge Marianne O. Battani to District Judge Stephen J. Murphy, III pursuant to Administrative Order 20-AO-053. (SSch)
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Thursday, February 20, 2020
34 34 7 pgs respm Reply to Response to Motion Thu 02/20 4:56 PM
REPLY to Response re25 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by Rakesh Patel, Trinity Health Corporation. (Machasic, Carly)
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33 33 5 pgs respm Reply to Response to Motion Thu 02/20 3:11 PM
REPLY to Response re23 MOTION for Summary Judgment Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(c) filed by Infinity Primary Care, PLLC, Anthony Vettraino. (Ptasznik, Heather)
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Wednesday, January 29, 2020
32 32 2 pgs order Stipulation and Order Wed 01/29 2:25 PM
STIPULATED ORDER REGARDING RESPONSE TO DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS. Signed by District Judge Marianne O. Battani. (KDoa)
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31 31 1 pgs order Order ~Util - Add and Terminate Attorneys Wed 01/29 2:19 PM
ORDER re19 Notice of Withdrawal of Attorney filed by Trinity Health Corporation, Rakesh Patel, Daniel Meram. Attorney Ellen E. Hoeppner terminated. Signed by District Judge Marianne O. Battani. (KDoa)
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30 30 1 pgs order Order ~Util - Add and Terminate Attorneys Wed 01/29 2:08 PM
ORDER re20 Notice of Withdrawal of Attorney filed by Infinity Primary Care, PLLC, Anthony Vettraino. Attorney Jovan Dragovic terminated. Signed by District Judge Marianne O. Battani. (KDoa)
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Tuesday, January 28, 2020
29 29 32 pgs respm Response to Motion Tue 01/28 7:26 PM
RESPONSE to25 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by Heather Elizabeth Hamood. (Kennedy, Jeremy)
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Att: 1 2 pgs Index of Exhibits,
Att: 2 6 pgs Exhibit Ex. 1,
Att: 3 8 pgs Exhibit Ex. 2,
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Att: 6 48 pgs Exhibit Ex. 5,
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Att: 11 43 pgs Exhibit Ex. 10,
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Att: 15 29 pgs Exhibit Ex. 14,
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Att: 24 11 pgs Exhibit Ex. 23,
Att: 25 6 pgs Exhibit Ex. 24,
Att: 26 3 pgs Exhibit Ex. 25
28 28 respm Response to Motion Tue 01/28 6:47 PM
RESPONSE to23 MOTION for Summary Judgment Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(c) filed by Heather Elizabeth Hamood. (Kennedy, Jeremy)
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Att: 1 2 pgs Index of Exhibits,
Att: 2 Exhibit Ex. 1,
Att: 3 Exhibit Ex. 2,
Att: 4 Exhibit Ex. 3,
Att: 5 Exhibit Ex. 4,
Att: 6 Exhibit Ex. 5,
Att: 7 Exhibit Ex. 6,
Att: 8 Exhibit Ex. 7,
Att: 9 Exhibit Ex. 8,
Att: 10 Exhibit Ex. 9,
Att: 11 43 pgs Exhibit Ex. 10,
Att: 12 Exhibit Ex. 11,
Att: 13 9 pgs Exhibit Ex. 12,
Att: 14 8 pgs Exhibit Ex. 13,
Att: 15 Exhibit Ex. 14,
Att: 16 Exhibit Ex. 15,
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Att: 18 Exhibit Ex. 17,
Att: 19 Exhibit Ex. 18,
Att: 20 Exhibit Ex. 19,
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Att: 24 Exhibit Ex. 23,
Att: 25 Exhibit Ex. 24,
Att: 26 Exhibit Ex. 25
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
27 27 order Stipulation and Order ~Util - Add and Terminate Parties Wed 01/22 3:34 PM
STIPULATED ORDER JOINING ALL CLAIMS AND DISMISSING COMPLAINT AGAINST DEFENDANT DANIEL MERAM WITH PREJUDICE, Daniel Meram terminated. Signed by District Judge Marianne O. Battani. (KDoa)
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Friday, December 20, 2019
26 26 notice Determination of Motion Without Oral Argument* Fri 12/20 3:18 PM
Notice of Determination of Motion Without Oral Argument re25 MOTION for Summary Judgment ,23 MOTION for Summary Judgment Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(c) Response due by 1/27/2020 Reply due by 2/20/2020 (CMot)
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Monday, December 16, 2019
25 25 motion Summary Judgment Mon 12/16 4:45 PM
MOTION for Summary Judgment by Rakesh Patel, Trinity Health Corporation. (Machasic, Carly)
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Att: 1 3 pgs Index of Exhibits,
Att: 2 Exhibit A,
Att: 3 48 pgs Exhibit B,
Att: 4 Exhibit C,
Att: 5 Exhibit D,
Att: 6 Exhibit E,
Att: 7 Exhibit F,
Att: 8 Exhibit G,
Att: 9 Exhibit H,
Att: 10 Exhibit I,
Att: 11 Exhibit J,
Att: 12 Exhibit K,
Att: 13 Exhibit L,
Att: 14 Exhibit M,
Att: 15 Exhibit N,
Att: 16 Exhibit O,
Att: 17 Exhibit P,
Att: 18 Exhibit Q,
Att: 19 Exhibit R1,
Att: 20 Exhibit R2,
Att: 21 Exhibit R3,
Att: 22 Exhibit R4,
Att: 23 Exhibit S,
Att: 24 Exhibit T,
Att: 25 Exhibit U,
Att: 26 Exhibit V,
Att: 27 2 pgs Exhibit W,
Att: 28 2 pgs Exhibit X,
Att: 29 4 pgs Exhibit Y,
Att: 30 2 pgs Exhibit Z,
Att: 31 27 pgs Exhibit AA,
Att: 32 6 pgs Exhibit BB,
Att: 33 5 pgs Exhibit CC,
Att: 34 2 pgs Exhibit DD,
Att: 35 4 pgs Exhibit EE,
Att: 36 3 pgs Exhibit FF,
Att: 37 2 pgs Exhibit GG,
Att: 38 15 pgs Exhibit HH,
Att: 39 10 pgs Exhibit II,
Att: 40 6 pgs Exhibit JJ,
Att: 41 22 pgs Exhibit KK,
Att: 42 23 pgs Exhibit LL,
Att: 43 6 pgs Exhibit MM,
Att: 44 3 pgs Exhibit NN,
Att: 45 3 pgs Exhibit OO,
Att: 46 Exhibit PP,
Att: 47 4 pgs Exhibit QQ,
Att: 48 Exhibit RR,
Att: 49 Exhibit SS,
Att: 50 Exhibit TT
24 24 service Certificate of Service Mon 12/16 11:57 AM
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE re23 MOTION for Summary Judgment Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(c) by Infinity Primary Care, PLLC, Anthony Vettraino (Ptasznik, Heather)
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23 23 motion Summary Judgment Mon 12/16 11:55 AM
MOTION for Summary Judgment Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(c) by Infinity Primary Care, PLLC, Anthony Vettraino. (Ptasznik, Heather)
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Att: 1 3 pgs Index of Exhibits,
Att: 2 Exhibit A: Agreement for Residency Appointment Program Year 1,
Att: 3 Exhibit B: Deposition of Dr. Stacy ODowd,
Att: 4 Exhibit C: Deposition of Susan Greenwood-Clark,
Att: 5 Exhibit D: Deposition of Dr. Anthony Vettraino,
Att: 6 Exhibit E: SMMH Family Medicine Residency Resident Developmental Milestones/Semi-Annual Evaluation (11/16/15),
Att: 7 Exhibit F: Family Medicine Outpatient Year 1 Evaluation with Milestones (12/14/15-12/23/15) by Sue Graham,
Att: 8 Exhibit G: Plaintiffs CIBIS Exam Registration(s) and CAP Scores,
Att: 9 3 pgs Exhibit H: USMLE Step 3 Overview,
Att: 10 Exhibit I: Deposition of Heather Hamood,
Att: 11 Exhibit J: Agreement for Residency Appointment Program Year 2,
Att: 12 Exhibit K: SMMH Family Medical Medicine Residency Resident Developmental Milestones/Semi-Annual Evaluation (9/21/16),
Att: 13 Exhibit L: Family Medicine Outpatient Year 2 Evaluation with Milestones (9/26/16-10/23/16) by Sue Graham,
Att: 14 Exhibit M: Inpatient Family Medicine PGY 2 & PGY 3 with Milestones (11/7/16-11/26/16) by Dr. Mark Michaels,
Att: 15 Exhibit N: Inpatient Family Medicine PGY 2 & PGY 3 with Milestones (11/7/16-11/20/16) by Dr. Rakesh Patel,
Att: 16 Exhibit O: E-mails of December 14 and 15, 2016,
Att: 17 Exhibit P: Request for Leave of Absence,
Att: 18 Exhibit Q: Weekly Performance Evaluations Prepared by Dr. Gary Falkenberg,
Att: 19 Exhibit R1: March 13, 2017 Resident Remediation Plan,
Att: 20 Exhibit R2: April 11, 2017 Resident Remediation Plan,
Att: 21 Exhibit R3: May 23, 2017 Resident Remediation Plan,
Att: 22 Exhibit R4: June 13, 2017 Resident Remediation Plan,
Att: 23 Exhibit S: USMLE/COMPLEX/NBPME Part 3 Requirements for Advancement Policy,
Att: 24 Exhibit T: Sue Graham and Dr. Anthony Vettrainos Assessment of Resident Skills Through Video Recording,
Att: 25 Exhibit U: Weekly Performance Evaluation Prepared by Dr. Anthony Vettraino,
Att: 26 Exhibit V: Process for Correcting Resident Deficiencies (Remediation) Policy,
Att: 27 Exhibit W: May 6, 2017 E-mail from H. Hamood to Dr. Stacy ODowd,
Att: 28 Exhibit X: May 10, 2017 E-mail from H. Hamood to Dr. Stacy ODowd,
Att: 29 Exhibit Y: June 7, 2017 E-mail from H. Hamood to Dr. Stacy ODowd,
Att: 30 Exhibit Z: June 10, 2017 E-mail from H. Hamood to Dr. Stacy ODowd,
Att: 31 Exhibit AA: Complaint,
Att: 32 Exhibit BB: EEOC Charge of Discrimination and Amended Charge of Discrimination,
Att: 33 Exhibit CC: Graduate Medical Education and St. Marys Harassment Policy,
Att: 34 Exhibit DD: Summary of CCC Meeting Notes and Milestones,
Att: 35 Exhibit Purdue Academic Transcript,
Att: 36 Exhibit FF: MCAT Score Report,
Att: 37 Exhibit GG: July 14, 2010 E-Mail from H. Hamood to Test Administrator,
Att: 38 Exhibit HH: Yost v. Paychex, Inc., 1998 WL 1989811 (Mich. Ct. App., Sept. 29, 1998),
Att: 39 Exhibit II: Lan Nguyen v. GMC, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 60088 (W.D. Mich. 2006),
Att: 40 Exhibit JJ: E-mails of March 13, 2017, February 15, 2017, and January 24, 2017 from H. Hamood,
Att: 41 Exhibit KK: Independent Contractor Administrative and Teaching Services Agreement for St. Mary Mercy Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program and Amendment
Monday, December 02, 2019
22 22 order Stipulation and Order Mon 12/02 1:31 PM
STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS - DUE DECEMBER 16, 2019 Signed by District Judge Marianne O. Battani. (REFER TO IMAGE FOR DATES) (KDoa)
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21 21 order Stipulation and Order Mon 12/02 10:18 AM
STIPULATED ORDER REGARDING EXPERT DISCLOSURES AND EXPERT DISCOVERY Signed by District Judge Marianne O. Battani. (KDoa)
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Thursday, August 01, 2019
20 20 notice Withdrawal of Attorney Thu 08/01 9:44 AM
NOTICE of Withdrawal of Attorney Jovan Dragovic for on behalf of Infinity Primary Care, PLLC, Anthony Vettraino. (Dragovic, Jovan)
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Monday, May 13, 2019
19 19 notice Withdrawal of Attorney Mon 05/13 1:27 PM
NOTICE of Withdrawal of Attorney Ellen E. Hoeppner for on behalf of Daniel Meram, Rakesh Patel, Trinity Health Corporation. (Hoeppner, Ellen)
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Friday, May 10, 2019
18 18 notice Appearance Fri 05/10 2:44 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Carly O. Machasic on behalf of Daniel Meram, Rakesh Patel, Trinity Health Corporation. (Machasic, Carly)
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Thursday, March 07, 2019
17 17 order Scheduling Order Thu 03/07 10:55 AM
SCHEDULING ORDER: Discovery due by 10/31/2019 Dispositive Motion Cut-off set for 12/2/2019 Signed by District Judge Marianne O. Battani. Related [+] (CMot)
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Wednesday, March 06, 2019
notice Text-Only Notice of Hearing Cancelled Wed 03/06 2:06 PM
TEXT-ONLY NOTICE CANCELLING CONFERENCE: Scheduling Conference scheduled for March 13, 2019 is CANCELLED. The Court will review the Discovery Plan submitted by parties. (KDoa)
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Tuesday, March 05, 2019
16 16 misc Discovery Plan - Rule 26f Tue 03/05 4:44 PM
DISCOVERY plan jointly filed pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26(f) (Kennedy, Jeremy)
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Friday, February 08, 2019
15 15 notice Appearance Fri 02/08 12:09 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Jovan Dragovic on behalf of Infinity Primary Care, PLLC, Anthony Vettraino. (Dragovic, Jovan)
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14 14 notice Appear* Fri 02/08 11:35 AM
NOTICE TO APPEAR: Scheduling Conference set for 3/13/2019 03:30 PM before District Judge Marianne O. Battani (REFER TO IMAGE FOR IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING DISCOVERY PLAN) (KDoa)
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Tuesday, January 29, 2019
13 13 misc Statement of Disclosure of Corporate Affiliations Tue 01/29 3:03 PM
STATEMENT of DISCLOSURE of CORPORATE AFFILIATIONS and FINANCIAL INTEREST by Trinity Health Corporation (Hoeppner, Ellen)
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12 12 answer Answer to Complaint Tue 01/29 3:01 PM
ANSWER to Complaint with Affirmative Defenses by Daniel Meram, Rakesh Patel, Trinity Health Corporation. (Hoeppner, Ellen)
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11 11 misc Statement of Disclosure of Corporate Affiliations Tue 01/29 1:27 PM
STATEMENT of DISCLOSURE of CORPORATE AFFILIATIONS and FINANCIAL INTEREST by Infinity Primary Care, PLLC identifying Corporate Parent Infinity Primary Care, PLLC for Infinity Primary Care, PLLC. (Ptasznik, Heather)
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10 10 answer Answer to Complaint Tue 01/29 1:26 PM
ANSWER to Complaint with Affirmative Defenses by Infinity Primary Care, PLLC, Anthony Vettraino. (Ptasznik, Heather)
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Att: 1 Document Continuation
Friday, January 04, 2019
9 9 notice Appearance Fri 01/04 2:10 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Daniel J. Bretz on behalf of Daniel Meram, Rakesh Patel, Trinity Health Corporation. (Bretz, Daniel)
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Monday, December 10, 2018
8 8 order Stipulation and Order Mon 12/10 12:07 PM
STIPULATED ORDER SETTING DATE FOR DEFENDANTS TRINITY HEALTH CORPORATION, RAKESH PATEL, AND DANIEL MERAM TO ANSWER OR OTHERWISE RESPOND TO PLAINTIFFS COMPLAINT Signed by District Judge Marianne O. Battani. (KDoa)
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Friday, December 07, 2018
7 7 service Waiver of Service Executed - 60 Day Fri 12/07 4:08 PM
WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed. Rakesh Patel waiver sent on 11/30/2018, answer due 1/29/2019. (Kennedy, Jeremy)
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6 6 service Waiver of Service Executed - 60 Day Fri 12/07 4:06 PM
WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed. Daniel Meram waiver sent on 11/30/2018, answer due 1/29/2019. (Kennedy, Jeremy)
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5 5 notice Appearance Fri 12/07 3:35 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Ellen E. Hoeppner on behalf of Daniel Meram, Rakesh Patel, Trinity Health Corporation. (Hoeppner, Ellen)
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Wednesday, December 05, 2018
4 4 service Waiver of Service Executed - 60 Day Wed 12/05 1:56 PM
WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed. Anthony Vettraino waiver sent on 11/30/2018, answer due 1/29/2019. (Kennedy, Jeremy)
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3 3 service Waiver of Service Executed - 60 Day Wed 12/05 1:53 PM
WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed. Infinity Primary Care, PLLC waiver sent on 11/30/2018, answer due 1/29/2019. (Kennedy, Jeremy)
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Friday, October 12, 2018
2 2 service Summons Issued* Fri 10/12 4:15 PM
SUMMONS Issued for * All Defendants * (DWor)
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1 1 cmp Civil Case - Complaint Fri 10/12 3:27 PM
COMPLAINT and JURY DEMAND filed by Heather Elizabeth Hamood against All Defendants with Jury Demand. Plaintiff requests summons issued. Receipt No: 0645-6944558 - Fee: $ 400. County of 1st Plaintiff: Wayne - County Where Action Arose: Wayne - County of 1st Defendant: Wayne. [ Previously dismissed case: No] [ Possible companion case(s): None ] (Kennedy, Jeremy)
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notice Notice to Parties of Consent of a Civil Action before a Magistrate Judge Option Fri 10/12 4:15 PM
A United States Magistrate Judge of this Court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 636c and FRCP 73. The Notice, Consent, and Reference of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge form is available for download at[LINK:http://www.mied.uscourts.gov] (DWor)
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