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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:2201 Declaratory Judgment (Insurance)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

The Medical Protective Company, a

foreign corporation, 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

Herman Pang, M.D.; and, Does I-X, 

Defendants. 

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No. CV 05-2924-PHX-JAT

ORDER

On November 20, 2007, Plaintiff Medical Protective Company (“MPC”) filed a

Motion to Strike New Arguments and Evidence or, Alternatively, for Leave to File a

Surreply (Doc. #232). Plaintiff has moved for expedited treatment of its motion (Doc. #233).

The Court will grant the Motion to Expedite, but will not grant a hearing on the issue. 

MPC argues that Defendant Herman Pang impermissibly made new arguments and

cited new evidence in his Reply in Support of Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment. MPC

requests that the Court strike the new arguments and evidence. In the alternative, MPC

would like the Court to grant it permission to file a surreply to respond to the new arguments

and evidence.

In the interest of having all the pertinent information in advance of the oral argument

on the cross motions for summary judgment, the Court will deny the motion to strike and

grant the motion to file a surreply with certain page limitations.

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Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED GRANTING MPC’S Motion for Expedited Hearing and Ruling

(Doc. #233) in part and denying it in part. With this Order, the Court grants expedited

treatment of the underlying Motion, but the Court will not grant MPC’s request for a hearing.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED DENYING MPC’s Motion to Strike New Arguments

and Evidence (Doc. #232).

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED GRANTING MPC’s Motion to File a Surreply (Doc.

#232). MPC shall file its surreply by Friday, December 28. The surreply shall not exceed

five (5) pages.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Court will not entertain any motions for further

briefing by either party.

DATED this 17th day of December, 2007.

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