IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO

WESTERN DIVISION

United States of America ex rel. )

John N. Kramer, D.D.S. )

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Plaintiff and Relator, ) Case No. 1:18-CV-00373-DRC

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v. ) Judge Douglas R. Cole

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Robert A. Doyle, Jr., D.M.D., et al. )

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Defendants. )

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JOINT MOTION FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME

Pursuant to S.D. Ohio Civ. R. 7.3(a), Plaintiff–Relator Dr. John Kramer; Defendants CDC 

Martins Ferry, LLC and CDC Steubenville, LLC (“Defendants”); and non-parties North American 

Dental Management, LLC and Professional Dental Alliance, LLC (“NADG,” and together with 

Plaintiff-Relator and Defendants, the “Joint Movants”), respectfully move for an extension of time, 

respectively, to file an opposition and a reply to Relator’s November 21, 2022 Motion to Join 

Parties Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(c) (ECF No. 71) (“Motion to Join”). The current 

deadline for Defendants and non-party NADG to respond to the Motion to Join is December 12, 

2022, and the deadline for Plaintiff-Relator to reply is December 27, 2022. Given the past and 

coming holidays, the Joint Movants request brief extensions until December 29, 2022 to respond 

and until January 17, 2023 to reply.

The Joint Movants have conferred about this matter and mutually agree to these extensions, 

subject to approval of the Court. Pursuant to S.D. Ohio Civ. R. 7.3(a), a proposed order is attached.

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Dated: December 2, 2022 Respectfully submitted,

/s/ B. Nathaniel Garrett (with permission)

James B. Helmer, Jr. (0002878)

/s/ Elizabeth K. Stepp (with permission)

Elizabeth K. Stepp (pro hac vice)

James A. Tate (0085319) Lynette S. Byrd (pro hac vice)

B. Nathaniel Garrett (0090939) OBERHEIDEN, P.C.

HELMER, MARTINS, 440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200

TATE & GARRETT Co., LPA Dallas, Texas 75002

1745 Madison Road Telephone: (214) 334-7648

Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 Facsimile: (972) 559-3365

Telephone: (513) 421-2400 eks@federal-lawyer.com

Facsimile: (513) 42107902 lsb@federal-lawyer.com

jhelmer@fcalawfirm.com

jtate@fcalawfirm.com -andngarrett@fcalawfirm.com

Donald P. Screen (0044070)

Attorneys for Relator John N Kramer, D.D.S. THE CHANDRA LAW FIRM, LLC

The Chandra Law Building

1265 W. 6th Street, Suite 400

/s/ Andrew G. Fiorella Cleveland, Ohio 44113

Andrew G. Fiorella (0077005) Telephone: (440) 829-4577 

James J. Walsh, Jr. (pro hac vice) Facsimile: (216) 578-1800

BENESCH, FRIEDLANDER, donald.screen@chandralaw.com

COPLAN & ARONOFF LLP

200 Public Square, Suite 2300 Attorneys for Defendants CDC Martins Ferry, 

Cleveland, Ohio 44114 LLC and CDC Steubenville, LLC

Telephone: (216) 363-4453

Facsimile: (216) 363-4588

afiorella@beneschlaw.com

jwalsh@beneschlaw.com

-andMark J. Silberman (pro hac vice)

BENESCH, FRIEDLANDER,

COPLAN & ARONOFF LLP

71 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 1600

Chicago, Illinois 60606

Telephone: (312) 212-4952

Facsimile: (312) 767-9192

msilberman@beneschlaw.com

Attorneys for Non-Parties North American 

Dental Management, LLC and Professional 

Dental Alliance, LLC

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

The undersigned hereby certifies that on December 2, 2022, a copy of the foregoing was 

filed electronically with the Clerk of this Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send 

notification of such filing to all counsel of record to this action. There are no parties requiring 

service by other means.

 /s/ Andrew G. Fiorella

Andrew G. Fiorella (0077005)

One of the Attorneys for Non-Parties North 

American Dental Management, LLC and 

Professional Dental Alliance, LLC

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