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Nature of Suit Code: 899
Nature of Suit: Other Statutes - Administrative Procedure Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision
Cause of Action: 05:702 Administrative Procedure Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

PRIME HEALTHCARE SERVICES –

SHASTA, LLC, a Delaware limited 

liability company doing business as Shasta 

Regional Medical Center,

Plaintiff,

v.

SYLVIA MATHEWS BURWELL, in her 

official capacity as Secretary of the 

Department of Health and Human Services,

Defendant.

No. 2:14-cv-02791-TLN-KJN

ORDER

PRIME HEALTHCARE SERVICES –

SHASTA, LLC, a Delaware limited 

liability company doing business as Shasta 

Regional Medical Center,

Plaintiff,

v.

SYLVIA MATHEWS BURWELL, in her 

official capacity as Secretary of the 

Department of Health and Human Services,

Defendant.

No. 2:15-cv-00450 TLN-KJN

PRIME HEALTHCARE SERVICES –

SHASTA, LLC, a Delaware limited 

liability company doing business as Shasta 

Regional Medical Center,

No. 2:15-cv-00473 TLN-KJN

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Plaintiff,

v.

SYLVIA MATHEWS BURWELL, in her 

official capacity as Secretary of the 

Department of Health and Human Services,

Defendant.

PRIME HEALTHCARE SERVICES –

SHASTA, LLC, a Delaware limited 

liability company doing business as Shasta 

Regional Medical Center,

Plaintiff,

v.

SYLVIA MATHEWS BURWELL, in her 

official capacity as Secretary of the 

Department of Health and Human Services,

Defendant.

No. 2:15-cv-00474 TLN-KJN

PRIME HEALTHCARE SERVICES –

SHASTA, LLC, a Delaware limited 

liability company doing business as Shasta 

Regional Medical Center,

Plaintiff,

v.

SYLVIA MATHEWS BURWELL, in her 

official capacity as Secretary of the 

Department of Health and Human Services,

Defendant.

No. 2:15-cv-00709-TNL-KJN

PRIME HEALTHCARE SERVICES –

SHASTA, LLC, A DELAWARE 

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 

DOING BUSINESS AS SHASTA 

REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER,

PLAINTIFF,

v.

SYLVIA MATHEWS BURWELL, IN 

HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS 

SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT 

OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES,

No. 2:15-cv-00154-TLN-KJN

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DEFENDANT.

PRIME HEALTHCARE SERVICES –

SHASTA, LLC, A DELAWARE 

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 

DOING BUSINESS AS SHASTA 

REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER,

PLAINTIFF,

v.

SYLVIA MATHEWS BURWELL, IN 

HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS 

SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT 

OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES,

DEFENDANT.

No. 2:15-cv-00324-TLN-KJN

PRIME HEALTHCARE SERVICES –

SHASTA, LLC, A DELAWARE 

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 

DOING BUSINESS AS SHASTA 

REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER,

PLAINTIFF,

v.

SYLVIA MATHEWS BURWELL, IN 

HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS 

SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT 

OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES,

DEFENDANT.

No. 2:15-cv-00400-TLN-KJN

PRIME HEALTHCARE SERVICES –

SHASTA, LLC, A DELAWARE 

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 

DOING BUSINESS AS SHASTA 

REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER,

PLAINTIFF,

v.

SYLVIA MATHEWS BURWELL, IN 

HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS 

SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT 

OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES,

DEFENDANT.

No. 2:15-cv-01120-TLN-KJN 

The Court has reviewed the instant cases, including the pending motions before it, while 

also considering the likelihood of future lawsuits concerning this same subject matter being filed 

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before this Court. As such, the Court finds that this case would be best served by appointing a 

special master over this matter. Specifically, the Court proposes appointing a special master for 

the purpose of making findings and recommendations to the Court pursuant to Federal Rule 53. 

Rule 53(a)(1)(a) empowers a judge to appoint a master to perform duties consented to by 

the parties. Rule 53(a)(1)(b) allows for an appointment of a master to recommend findings of fact 

if an exceptional condition exists or there is a need to perform an accounting to resolve a difficult 

damage computation. The Court finds that the instant cases involve such exceptional conditions, 

and thus ORDERS the parties to meet and confer within seven (7) days of the entry of this Order 

and file a joint statement apprising the Court of whether they will consent to the appointment of a 

special master. In the event that the parties consent, the Court will then proffer to the parties 

three (3) names of proposed special masters for the parties to consider. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

 

Dated: November 2, 2016 

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