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Mills + Woods Law, PLLC

5055 North 12th Street, Suite 101

Phoenix, AZ 85014-2555

480.999.4556

Robert T. Mills (Arizona Bar #018853)

Sean A. Woods (Arizona Bar #028930)

Jordan C. Wolff (Arizona Bar #034110)

MILLS + WOODS LAW, PLLC

5055 North 12th Street, Suite 101

Phoenix, Arizona 85014

Telephone 480.999.4556

docket@millsandwoods.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Keith and Tammy Early, et al, 

Plaintiffs,

vs.

The State of Arizona, et al,

Defendants.

Case No.: 2:16-cv-00031-SPL (DMF)

PLAINTIFFS’ RESPONSE TO THE 

COURT’S REQUEST FOR 

CLARIFICATION

(Assigned to the Honorable Deborah M.

Fine)

Plaintiffs, by and through undersigned counsel, hereby submit their Response to the 

Court’s Request for Clarification Regarding their Extension of Deadlines. (Doc. 246).

Pursuant to LRCiv 7.3(b), this response includes the positions of all other parties to 

Plaintiffs’ Motion to Extend Deadline for Depositions. (Doc. 245). 

On February 20, 2019, after receiving this Court’s Order for Plaintiffs to file a 

clarification to their motion for extension of time, (Doc. 246), Plaintiffs’ counsel emailed 

Defendants’ counsel stating:

Michael / Denise -

I need to clarify for Judge Fine your respective positions on our 

motion for extension of time. I’ve attached her order here. 

Please let me know so that I may file a clarification notice with 

the Court.

See Email attached hereto as Ex. A.

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That same day, Defendant Johnson’s counsel responded to the email stating that “I 

do not oppose the motion.” See Ex. A (emphasis added). Later that day, CHC Defendants’ 

counsel informed Plaintiffs’ counsel that “CHC Defendants do oppose the motion.” Id.

(emphasis in original).

Then on February 21, 2019, after initially stating the she did not oppose the motion, 

Defendant Johnson’s counsel emailed Plaintiffs’ counsel stating, “I misspoke yesterday. I 

will be opposing the motion to extend.” Id.

In summary, both CHC Defendants and Defendant Johnson appear to oppose 

Plaintiffs’ Motion to Extend Deadline for Depositions.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this 26th day of February 2019. 

MILLS + WOODS LAW, PLLC

By /s/ Sean A. Woods

Robert T. Mills

Sean A. Woods

Jordan C. Wolff

5055 North 12th Street, Suite 101

Phoenix, AZ 85014

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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5055 North 12th Street, Suite 101

Phoenix, AZ 85014

480.999.4556

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on February 26, 2019, I electronically transmitted the foregoing 

document to the Clerk’s Office using the ECF System for filing and transmittal of a Notice 

of Electronic Filing to the following ECF registrants:

LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH LLP

Kevin C. Nicholas

Michael B. Smith

Bruce C. Smith

2929 North Central Ave, Ste 1700

Phoenix Arizona 85012

Attorneys for Defendants Correctional Healthcare

Companies, Inc., Physicians Network Association, Inc., Arshad

Tariq, Toan Lai, and Tiffany Thompson

DICKINSON WRIGHT LLC

Denise Troy

1850 North Central Ave, Ste 1400

Phoenix, Arizona 85004

Attorney for Defendant Melissa Johnson

/s/ Jordan C. Wolff

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