Renown Regional Medical Center v. Becerra

• Court: District Court, D. Nevada
• Decided: June 28, 2021
• Docket: 3:21-cv-00170
• Status: Unknown

Opinion

James Bickford (N.Y. Bar No. 5163498) United States Department of Justice Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 1100 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20530 James.Bickford@usdoj.gov Telephone: (202) 305-7632 Counsel for Defendant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA

RENOWN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER,

Plaintiff, Case No. 3:21-cv-170-MMD-CLB

v. CONSENT MOTION FOR EXTENSION XAVIER BECERRA, Secretary of Health & OF TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT Human Services,

Defendant.

1 Defendant Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, respectfully moves 2 this Court for an extension of his time to respond to the complaint in this case until July 23, 3 2021. The Secretary’s response is currently due by June 25. Plaintiff’s claims in this case are 4 closely related to those presented in Empire Health Foundation v. Azar, 958 F.3d 873 (9th Cir. 5 2020), in which the government has petitioned the Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari. That 6 petition was circulated for consideration at the Supreme Court’s conference of June 24, 2021, but 7 the Court has not yet ruled on it. Because the Court’s decision to grant or deny certiorari in 8 Empire Heath is likely to substantially affect the course of this case, the Secretary respectfully 9 requests an extension of time to allow the parties to discuss a schedule for further proceedings 10 after learning whether the Court will rule on the petition for certiorari before its summer recess. 11 Plaintiff consents to this relief. Respectfully submitted this 25 day of June, 2021, BRIAN M. BOYNTON Acting Assistant Attorney General MICHELLE BENNETT Assistant Director, Federal Programs Branch /s/ James Bickford JAMES BICKFORD Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001 James.Bickford@usdo].gov Telephone: (202) 305-7632 Facsimile: (202) 616-8470 Counsel for Defendant

IT IS SO ORDERED. *

United State’, Magistrate Judge Dated: June 28, 2021