Collingham v. Northfield Hospital and Clinics
Collingham v. Northfield Hospital and Clinics
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA
John Collingham, M.D.; Lori Aasen, R.N.P.; Case No. 21-CV-02466 (JMB/DLM) Jennifer Chapman, R.N.; Kathy Hanek; Robyn Hobmeier, R.N.; Patty Kark, R.N.; Jennifer Njagi, R.N.; Rebecca Novak, ORDER L.P.N.; Ellen Tichich, R.N.; Michelle Voegele, Plaintiffs, v. Northfield Hospital and Clinics, Defendant.
Currently before the Court are the Parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment. (Doc. Nos. 114, 132.) By Order dated July 26, 2024, the Court stayed the proceedings in his action until the time for appeals in Kiel v. Mayo Clinic Health System Southeast Minnesota, No. 22-CV-01319 (JRT/ECW), 2023 WL 5000255 (D. Minn. Aug. 4, 2023), reviewed sub nom Ringhofter v. Mayo Clinic, Ambulance, 102 F.4th 894 (8th Cir. 2024) had passed. (See Doc. No. 183.)
The time for appeals in Kiel/Ringhofer has expired with no subsequent appeals filed.
Therefore, the Court will lift the stay in this action and a hearing on the Parties’ pending motions for summary judgment will be scheduled.
Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows: 1. The stay ordered on July 26, 2024 (Doc. No. 183) is hereby lifted.
2. The Parties shall cooperate to promptly schedule a hearing on the pending cross-motions for summary judgment. The Court will decide such motions on the briefing already submitted to the Court and the arguments of counsel.
3. Each Party may file one letter brief on or before September 20, 2024, not to exceed five pages, to supplement their briefing on the cross-motions for summary judgment as follows: a. To address how the Eighth Circuit’s decision in Kiel/Ringhofer impacts their positions at summary judgment, if at all. b. To provide the Court with any other supplemental authority that was not available at the time the Parties submitted their briefing.
Dated: September 4, 2024 /s/ Jeffrey M. Bryan Judge Jeffrey M. Bryan United States District Court
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA
John Collingham, M.D.; Lori Aasen, R.N.P.; Case No. 21-CV-02466 (JMB/DLM) Jennifer Chapman, R.N.; Kathy Hanek; Robyn Hobmeier, R.N.; Patty Kark, R.N.; Jennifer Njagi, R.N.; Rebecca Novak, ORDER L.P.N.; Ellen Tichich, R.N.; Michelle Voegele, Plaintiffs, v. Northfield Hospital and Clinics, Defendant.
Currently before the Court are the Parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment. (Doc. Nos. 114, 132.) By Order dated July 26, 2024, the Court stayed the proceedings in his action until the time for appeals in Kiel v. Mayo Clinic Health System Southeast Minnesota, No. 22-CV-01319 (JRT/ECW), 2023 WL 5000255 (D. Minn. Aug. 4, 2023), reviewed sub nom Ringhofter v. Mayo Clinic, Ambulance, 102 F.4th 894 (8th Cir. 2024) had passed. (See Doc. No. 183.)
The time for appeals in Kiel/Ringhofer has expired with no subsequent appeals filed.
Therefore, the Court will lift the stay in this action and a hearing on the Parties’ pending motions for summary judgment will be scheduled.
Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows: 1. The stay ordered on July 26, 2024 (Doc. No. 183) is hereby lifted.
2. The Parties shall cooperate to promptly schedule a hearing on the pending cross-motions for summary judgment. The Court will decide such motions on the briefing already submitted to the Court and the arguments of counsel.
3. Each Party may file one letter brief on or before September 20, 2024, not to exceed five pages, to supplement their briefing on the cross-motions for summary judgment as follows: a. To address how the Eighth Circuit’s decision in Kiel/Ringhofer impacts their positions at summary judgment, if at all. b. To provide the Court with any other supplemental authority that was not available at the time the Parties submitted their briefing.
Dated: September 4, 2024 /s/ Jeffrey M. Bryan Judge Jeffrey M. Bryan United States District Court
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