Notice of lawsuit from Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic and other plaintiffs against NH HHS Commissioner Nick Toumpas over repeated cuts in state Medicaid reimbursement rates.
Notice of lawsuit from Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic and other plaintiffs against NH HHS Commissioner Nick Toumpas over repeated cuts in state Medicaid reimbursement rates.
Notice of lawsuit from Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic and other plaintiffs against NH HHS Commissioner Nick Toumpas over repeated cuts in state Medicaid reimbursement rates.
AO 398 (1/09) Notice oI a Lawsuit and Request to Waive Service oI a Summons
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
) ) ) ) ) PIaintiII v. CiviI Action No. DeIendant &5;2,. 5/ + %+>9<2; +4- '.7<.9; ;5 *+2=. (.8=2,. 5/ + (<33549 To: ( (+5. 7/ <1. -./.6-+6< 79 $ 2/ <1. -./.6-+6< 2; + ,79879+<276# 8+9<6.9;128# 79 +;;7,2+<276 $ +6 7//2,.9 79 +0.6< +=<1792@.- <7 9.,.2>. ;.9>2,." *1@ +8. @5< 0.;;240 ;129! A Iawsuit has been IiIed against vou, or the entitv vou represent, in this court under the number shown above. A copv oI the compIaint is attached. This is not a summons, or an oIIiciaI notice Irom the court. It is a request that, to avoid expenses, vou waive IormaI service oI a summons bv signing and returning the encIosed waiver. To avoid these expenses, vou must return the signed waiver within davs ( 02>. +< 4.+;< &% -+?; 79 +< 4.+;< '% -+?; 2/ <1. -./.6-+6< 2; 7=<;2-. +6? 3=-2,2+4 -2;<92,< 7/ <1. *62<.- )<+<.; ) Irom the date shown beIow, which is the date this notice was sent. Two copies oI the waiver Iorm are encIosed, aIong with a stamped, seII-addressed enveIope or other prepaid means Ior returning one copv. You mav keep the other copv. *1+; 1+66.49 4.?;! II vou return the signed waiver, I wiII IiIe it with the court. The action wiII then proceed as iI vou had been served on the date the waiver is IiIed, but no summons wiII be served on vou and vou wiII have 60 davs Irom the date this notice is sent (see the date beIow) to answer the compIaint (or 90 davs iI this notice is sent to vou outside anv iudiciaI district oI the United States). II vou do not return the signed waiver within the time indicated, I wiII arrange to have the summons and compIaint served on vou and vou, or the entitv vou represent, mav be required to pav the expenses oI making service. PIease read the encIosed statement about the dutv to avoid unnecessarv expenses. I certiIv that this request is being sent to vou on the date beIow. Date Signature oI the attornev or unrepresented partv Printed name Address E-maiI address TeIephone number DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE DARTMOUTH-HITCHCOCK CLINIC AND MARY HITCHCOCK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL D/B/A DARTMOUTH-HITCHCOCK, et al. NICHOLAS A. TOUMPAS, in his official capacity as Commissioner of the NH Depart. of Health and Human Services NICHOLAS A. TOUMPAS, in his official capacity as Commissioner of the NH Depart. of Health and Human Services 30 July 25, 2011 /s/ W. Scott O'Connell W. Scott O'Connell, Esquire Nixon Peabody LLP, 900 Elm Street, Manchester, NH 03101 soconnell@nixonpeabody.com (603) 628-4000 Case 1:11-cv-00358 Document 1-2 Filed 07/25/11 Page 1 of 2 AO 399 (1/09) Waiver oI the Service oI Summons UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT ) ) ) ) ) PIaintiII v. CiviI Action No. DeIendant *+2=.8 5/ ;1. (.8=2,. 5/ (<33549 To: !(+5. 7/ <1. 84+26<2//A; +<<796.? 79 =69.89.;.6<.- 84+26<2//) I have received vour request to waive service oI a summons in this action aIong with a copv oI the compIaint, two copies oI this waiver Iorm, and a prepaid means oI returning one signed copv oI the Iorm to vou. I, or the entitv I represent, agree to save the expense oI serving a summons and compIaint in this case. I understand that I, or the entitv I represent, wiII keep aII deIenses or obiections to the Iawsuit, the court`s iurisdiction, and the venue oI the action, but that I waive anv obiections to the absence oI a summons or oI service. I aIso understand that I, or the entitv I represent, must IiIe and serve an answer or a motion under RuIe 12 within 60 davs Irom , the date when this request was sent (or 90 davs iI it was sent outside the United States). II I IaiI to do so, a deIauIt iudgment wiII be entered against me or the entitv I represent. Date Signature oI the attornev or unrepresented partv Printed name Address E-maiI address TeIephone number #<;@ ;5 "=52- )44.,.99+8@ $?6.49.9 5/ (.8=240 + (<33549 RuIe 4 oI the FederaI RuIes oI CiviI Procedure requires certain deIendants to cooperate in saving unnecessarv expenses oI serving a summons and compIaint. A deIendant who is Iocated in the United States and who IaiIs to return a signed waiver oI service requested bv a pIaintiII Iocated in the United States wiII be required to pav the expenses oI service, unIess the deIendant shows good cause Ior the IaiIure. +#((&"%$*)',"&(') 67< incIude a beIieI that the Iawsuit is groundIess, or that it has been brought in an improper venue, or that the court has no iurisdiction over this matter or over the deIendant or the deIendant`s propertv. II the waiver is signed and returned, vou can stiII make these and aII other deIenses and obiections, but vou cannot obiect to the absence oI a summons or oI service. II vou waive service, then vou must, within the time speciIied on the waiver Iorm, serve an answer or a motion under RuIe 12 on the pIaintiII and IiIe a copv with the court. Bv signing and returning the waiver Iorm, vou are aIIowed more time to respond than iI a summons had been served. DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE DARTMOUTH-HITCHCOCK CLINIC AND MARY HITCHCOCK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL D/B/A DARTMOUTH-HITCHCOCK, et al. NICHOLAS A. TOUMPAS, in his official capacity as Commissioner of the NH Depart. of Health and Human Services W. Scott O'Connell, Esquire Case 1:11-cv-00358 Document 1-2 Filed 07/25/11 Page 2 of 2
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