URBANA DIVISION NAYA GRACE TAYLOR, Plaintiff, Civil Action No. 2:14-cv-2072 v. AJA LYSTILA, M.D., CARLE HEALTH CARE INCORPORATED, an Illinois corporation, d/b/a CARLE PHYSICIAN GROUP, CARLE FOUNDATION PHYSICIAN SERVICES, LLC, and THE CARLE FOUNDATION, an Illinois corporation, Defendants. DEFENDANT DR. AJA LYSTILAS MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFFS COMPLAINT Pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Defendant Dr. Aja Lystila, by and through her attorneys, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, respectfully moves this Court to dismiss Plaintiffs Complaint for failure to state a claim for which relief may be granted. Plaintiff cannot properly state an individual claim against Dr. Lystila for violation of Section 1557(a) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 42 U.S.C. 18116(a). Therefore her complaint should be dismissed. In support of her Motion, Defendant submits the accompanying Memorandum of Law. E-FILED Monday, 16 June, 2014 01:33:29 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD 2:14-cv-02072-CSB-JEH # 13 Page 1 of 3
2 DATED: June 16, 2014 Respectfully submitted, SEYFARTH SHAW By: /s/ Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. Gerald L. Maatman gmaatman@seyfarth.com Alexis P. Robertson* arobertson@seyfarth.com SEYFARTH SHAW LLP 131 South Dearborn Street Suite 2400 Chicago, Illinois 60603 Telephone: (312) 460-5000 Facsimile: (312) 460-7000 Attorney for Defendants *Application for Admission Pending 2:14-cv-02072-CSB-JEH # 13 Page 2 of 3
3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned attorney hereby certifies that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Defendant Dr. Aja Lystilas Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs Complaint will be served upon Plaintiffs counsel of record through the Courts ECF system on this 16th day of June, 2014: Kenneth D. Upton, Jr. Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. 3500 Oak Lawn Ave Suite 500 Dallas, TX 75219 kupton@lambdalegal.org Christopher R. Clark Kyle A. Palazzolo Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. 105 West Adams Suite 2600 Chicago, IL 60603 cclark@lambdalegal.org kapalazzolo@lambdalegal.org M. Dru Levasseur Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. National Headquarters 120 Wall Street 19th Floor New York, NY 10005 dlevasseur@lambdalegal.org /s/ Gerald L. Maatman, Jr.____ Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. 2:14-cv-02072-CSB-JEH # 13 Page 3 of 3