ORDER ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT PAUL A. ZOSS, United States Chief Magistrate Judge. On July 16, 2010, the defendant Northwest Iowa Hospital Corporation dba St. Luke's Regional Medical Center ("St. Luke's") filed a motion asking for summary judgment on the plaintiffs' claim for punitive damages. Doc No. 114. The plaintiffs have resisted the motion (Doc. No. 129), and St. Luke's has filed a reply (Doc. No. 137). The plaintiff Toni Scadden came to the obstetrical unit of St. Luke's at...
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER, PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION, AND EXPEDITED DISCOVERY MARK W. BENNETT, District Judge. On July 26, 2010, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Pruco Securities, L.L.C., and Prudential Insurance Agency, L.L.C. (collectively Prudential) 1 filed a Complaint (docket no. 1) seeking primarily injunctive relief against a former "affiliate," defendant Douglas E. Inlay, pending an arbitration action that...
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFFS' PRETRIAL MOTIONS MARK W. BENNETT, District Judge. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ..........................................................839 II. LEGAL ANALYSIS ........................................................840 A. The Motion To Exclude Evidence From The Defendants' Expert ........840 B. The Motions In Limine .............................................841 1. Witnesses not properly disclosed ..................................
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT MARK W. BENNETT, District Judge. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION .............................................................. 1057 A. Factual Background .................................................... 1057 B. Procedural Background ................................................. 1059 II. LEGAL ANALYSIS ........................................................... 1063 A. Standards For Summary Judgment...
ORDER LINDA R. READE, Chief Judge. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION .............................................................. 1068 II. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND .................................................... 1068 III. SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION ............................................. 1069 IV. SUMMARY JUDGMENT STANDARD ................................................ 1069 V. RELEVANT FACTUAL BACKGROUND ............................................... 1070 A. Parties...
ORDER TO CLARIFY THEORIES OF LIABILITY FOR PURPOSES OF CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND TRIAL MARK W. BENNETT, District Judge. This case is before the court sua sponte. By Order (docket no. 122), filed December 6, 2010, the court set telephonic oral arguments on the parties' January 1, 2010, cross-motions for summary judgment for 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 15, 2010. Further review of the briefing in support of and resistance to those motions has led the court to the conclusion...
ORDER LINDA R. READE, Chief Judge. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................ 842 II. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND ............................................... 842 III. SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION ......................................... 843 IV. SUMMARY JUDGMENT STANDARD ........................................... 843 V. EVIDENTIARY ISSUES .................................................. 844 A. Procedural Background ....................
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT MARK W. BENNETT, District Judge. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION .............................................................. 1025 II. LEGAL ANALYSIS ............................................................ 1026 A. Standards For Summary Judgment ........................................ 1026 B. Constitutionality Of The Former Policy And Conduct Pursuant To It ...... 1027 1. Withdrawal...
ORDER LINDA R. READE, Chief Judge. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ....................................................844 II. RELEVANT PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND ..................................844 III. SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION .....................................845 IV. STANDARD OF REVIEW ..............................................845 V. FACTS ...........................................................846 A. Players ......................................................846 B....
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANT GELITA USA, INC.'S MOTION TO DISMISS MARK W. BENNETT, District Judge. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND ..............................................911 A. Procedural Background ................................................911 B. Factual Background ...................................................912 II. LEGAL ANALYSIS ..........................................................914 A. Standards For A Motion To...
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING SENTENCING MARK W. BENNETT, District Judge. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907 A. Factual Background. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907 1. The burden of proof and scope of information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907 2. Defendant's personal characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 910 3. Operation of the defendant's businesses...
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER ON DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT DONALD E. O'BRIEN, Senior District Judge. I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................... 1041 II. FACTS .................................................................. 1041 A. Alleged Disabilities ................................................ 1041 B. Employment With Wells Dairy ......................................... 1042 C. Relevant Personnel .........................................
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING BENCH TRIAL ON THE MERITS MARK W. BENNETT, District Judge. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................... 992 A. Procedural History ............................................................ 992 B. Findings ...................................................................... 994 1. Applicable standards ....................................................... 994 2. Findings of fact...
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS FOR LACK OF SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION AND FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM UPON WHICH RELIEF CAN BE GRANTED MARK W. BENNETT, District Judge. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .675 A. Factual Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .675 B. Procedural Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .678 II. LEGAL...
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANT YORK COLLEGE'S MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT MARK W. BENNETT, District Judge. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND ................................................708 A. Factual Background ......................................................708 B. Procedural Background ...................................................708 II. LEGAL ANALYSIS .............................................................709 A. Summary...
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING AVENTURE'S MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AND INTEREXCHANGE CARRIERS' MOTIONS TO INTERVENE MARK W. BENNETT, District Judge. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................640 A. Factual Background ...................................................640 1. The entities involved and their dispute ............................640 2. The IUB's rule-making .................................................
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING BENCH TRIAL ON THE MERITS MARK W. BENNETT, District Judge. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ....................................................... 1011 II. FINDINGS OF FACT ................................................... 1012 III. CONCLUSIONS OF LAW ................................................. 1016 IV. REMEDIES ........................................................... 1021 V. CONCLUSION ................................................
SENTENCING MEMORANDUM LINDA R. READE, Chief Judge. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ...................................................... 959 II. RELEVANT PRIOR PROCEEDINGS ........................................ 959 III. SENTENCING FRAMEWORK .............................................. 961 IV. EVIDENTIARY RULES ................................ ................ 961 V. FACTS ............................................................. 962 A. Defendant ........................
ORDER REGARDING REPORT & RECOMMENDATION DONALD E. O'BRIEN, Senior District Judge. Before the Court is the "Report and Recommendation on Motion to Suppress" (Report) issued by Chief United States Magistrate Judge Paul A. Zoss. Docket No. 59. In his Report, Judge Zoss recommends that Olivares's Motion to Suppress (Docket No. 27) be denied. Olivares filed timely objections, and this Court presided over a hearing concerning the matter on May 6, 2010. Upon a de novo review of the record, the Court...
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER PAUL A. ZOSS, United States Chief Magistrate Judge. This matter is before the court for judicial review of the defendant's decision denying the plaintiff's applications for disability insurance ("DI") under Title II of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 401 et seq., and Supplemental Security Income ("SSI") under Title XVI of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq. On April 23, 2007, the plaintiff Rhonda K. Bloom filed applications for DI and SSI benefits alleging...
