UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN 

SOUTHERN DIVISION

NANCY GUCWA 

and MARK MARUSZA, Case No. 2:15-cv-10815-AJT-APP

Plaintiffs, Hon. Arthur J. Tarnow

vs.

DR. JEFFREY LAWLEY,

DR. HARVEY AGER, 

DR. W. JOHN BAKER, PLAINTIFFS’ 

DR. BARRY RUBIN and RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR

ADJOURNMENT 

ACCIDENT FUND INSURANCE 

COMPANY OF AMERICA, 

Defendants. 

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MARSHALL LASSER (P25573) MARK A. HYPNAR (P32026) 

MARSHALL LASSER, P.C. LAW OFFICES OF MARK A. HYPNAR, 

Attorney for Plaintiffs P.C.

P.O. Box 2579 Attorney for Defendant Dr. W. John Baker

Southfield, MI 48037 P.O. Box 512

(248) 647-7722 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303-0512

mlasserlaw@aol.com (248) 215-6644

mahypnar@aol.com

DENNIS M. RAUSS (P27951)

GIARMARCO, MULLINS & MICHELLE L. ALAMO (P60684)

HORTON, P.C. JOSEPH A. FINK (P13428)

Attorneys for Defendant Dr. Jeffrey KATHLEEN A. LANG (P34695)

Lawley CARMEN L. DORRIS (P77747)

10 Floor Columbia Center DICKINSON WRIGHT, PLLC th

101 West Big Beaver Road Attorneys for Defendant Accident Fund

Troy, MI 48084-5280 Insurance Company of America

(248) 457-7000 500 Woodward Avenue, Suite 4000

drauss@gmhlaw.com Detroit, MI 48226-3425

(313) 223-3500

malamo@dicksonwright.com

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DALE A. ROBINSON (P55522) BRIAN D. EINHORN (P13130)

RUTLEDGE, MANION, RABAUT TRENT B. COLLIER (P66448)

TERRY & THOMAS, P.C. COLLINS, EINHORN, FARRELL, P.C.

Attorneys for Defendant Dr. Harvey Attorneys for Defendant Dr. Barry Rubin

Ager 4000 Town Center, Suite 909

333 W. Fort Street, Suite 1600 Southfield, MI 48075-1473

Detroit, MI 48226 (248) 355-4141

(313) 965-6100 Brian.Einhorn@ceflawyers.com

drobinson@rmrtt.com

SCOTT D. MacDONALD (P45789)

MICHAEL D. WEAVER (P43985) DIXON & MacDONALD

PLUNKETT COONEY Co-Counsel for Defendant Dr. W.

Attorney for Defendant Dr. W. John Baker 

John Baker 24901 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200

38505 Woodward, Suite 2000 Southfield, MI 48075

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304 (248) 865-8866

(248) 901-4025 scottmac@dixon-macdonald.com 

mweaver@plunkettcooney.com 

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PLAINTIFFS’ RESPONSE TO DR. AGER’S REQUEST FOR

ADJOURNMENT

Plaintiffs oppose the request. First, the new law firm has plenty of time to

review the file, and any lawyer for that firm may appear. Second, this case has

dragged on partly because it is soooo difficult to find a date fitting everyone’s

schedule. Another adjournment will require the date-picking process to be

repeated and the case dragged out again. Third, Dr. Ager’s position is identical

to the position of the other doctor defendants; the arguments he will assert at the

hearing and has asserted in his briefs duplicate the arguments of the other doctor

defendants, so prejudice resulting from having fresh counsel two weeks from now

is minimal or none.

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Respectfully submitted,

MARSHALL LASSER, P.C.

/s/ Marshall Lasser 

MARSHALL LASSER (P25573)

Attorney for Plaintiffs

P.O. Box 2579 

Southfield, MI 48037

(248) 647-7722

mlasserlaw@aol.com

Dated: February 23, 2016 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on February 23, 2016, I electronically filed the

foregoing paper with the Clerk of the Court using the ECF system which will send

notification of such filing to all counsel of record.

/s/ Marshall Lasser 

Marshall Lasser (P25573)

MARSHALL LASSER, P.C.

Attorney for Plaintiffs 

P.O. Box 2579

Southfield, MI 48037

(248) 647-7722

mlasserlaw@aol.com

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