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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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United 

States District 

Court

For the Northern District of California 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SANTA ROSA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, et 

al., 

 Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

JENNIFER KENT,1 Director 

of the California Department of 

Health Care Services, 

 Defendant. 

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Case No. CV 08-5173 SC

ORDER LIFTING STAY AND 

REQUESTING SUPPLEMENTAL 

BRIEFING 

Pursuant to the Court's order, ECF No. 138, staying this case 

pending the Supreme Court's decision in Armstrong v. Exceptional 

Child Ctr., 135 S. Ct. 1378 (2015), the parties have filed separate 

(not joint, as ordered) notices of the Supreme Court's decision. 

ECF Nos. 139 ("Pls.' Notice"), 140 ("Def.'s Notice"). As these 

notices explain, the parties disagree about how the Court should 

proceed, with Plaintiffs arguing the Court lacks subject-matter 

jurisdiction in light of Armstrong, while Defendant contends the 

Court should simply lift the stay and decide the already-briefed 

 

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 Jennifer Kent is automatically substituted as the successor of 

former Director Toby Douglas pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 25(d). 

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United 

States District 

Court

For the Northern District of California 

cross-motions for summary judgment. 

Rather than decide the cross-motions for summary judgment at 

this time, the Court LIFTS the stay, and ORDERS the parties to 

submit supplemental briefing as follows: 

 No later than May 1, 2015, Plaintiffs shall file a brief of no 

more than ten (10) pages confined to the effects of Armstrong 

and any new factual developments.

 No later than May 15, 2015, Defendant shall file a response of 

no more than ten (10) pages confined to the issues raised in 

Plaintiffs' brief and any additional arguments she wishes to 

raise. 

 No later than May 22, 2015, Plaintiffs may submit a reply of 

no more than five (5) pages confined to the issues discussed 

in the opening and response briefs. 

Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, no hearing will be held and 

the matters will be taken under submission on the papers. See Civ. 

L.R. 7-1(b). 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

 Dated: April 16, 2015 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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