15-001970CON
Con App Marion, Llc vs.
Agency For Health Care Administration
Status: Closed
Recommended Order on Thursday, June 23, 2016.
Recommended Order on Thursday, June 23, 2016.
1STATE OF FLORIDA !' ......
6AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION " :' . : '"\\L n "'l
18MARION COUNTY DEVELOPMENT,
21LLC,
22Petitioner, DOAH CASE NO. 15-1966CON
27AHCA CASE NO. 2015003341
31VS. RENDITION NO.: Al·-lCA- \\ \\o - -FOF-CON
39MARION COUNTY HRC, LLC, CON
44APP MARION, LLC, AND STATE OF
50FLORIDA, AGENCY FOR HEALTH
54CARE ADMINISTRATION,
56Respondents.
57------------------------- I
59MARION COUNTY HRC, LLC,
63Petitioner, DOAH CASE NO. 15-1967CON
68AHCA CASE NO. 2015002582
72VS.
73MARION COUNTY DEVELOPMENT,
76LLC, AND STATE OF FLORIDA,
81AGENCY FOR HEALTH
84CARE ADMINISTRATION,
86Respondents.
87CON APP MARION, LLC,
91Petitioner, DOAH CASE NO. 15-1970CON
96AHCA CASE NO. 2015002644
100vs.
101STATE OF FLORIDA, AGENCY FOR
106HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION,
109Respondent.
110I
111FINAL ORDER
113This case was referred to the Division of Administrative Hearings (DOAH) where the
126assigned Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), John D.C. Newton II, conducted a formal
138administrative hearing. At issue in this proceeding is which certificate of need ("CON")
153application seeking to establish a new community nursing home in Marion County, Florida,
166Agency for Health Care Administration ("Agency") Nursing Home District 3, Subdistrict 4, best
181satisfies, on balance, the statutory and rule criteria for approval: Marion County Development,
194LLC's CON Application No.10257; Marion County HRC, LLC's CON Application No. 10258;
206or CON APP Marion, LLC's CON Application No. 10256. The Recommended Order entered on
220June 23, 2016 is attached to this final order and incorporated herein by reference.
234RULINGS ON EXCEPTIONS
237None of the parties filed any exceptions to the Recommended Order.
248FINDINGS OF FACT
251The Agency hereby adopts the findings of fact set forth in the Recommended Order.
265CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
268The Agency hereby adopts the conclusions of law set forth in the Recommended Order.
282ORDER
283Based upon the foregoing, the Agency hereby approves Marion County Development,
294LLC's CON Application No. 10257 subject to the conditions enumerated on Pages 55 and 56 of
310the Recommended Order, and denies Marion County HRC, LLC's CON Application No. 10258
323and CON APP Marion, LLC's CON Application No. 10256. The parties shall govern
336themselves accordingly.
338NOTICE OF RIGHT TO JUDICIAL REVIEW
344A PARTY WHO IS ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THIS FINAL ORDER IS ENTITLED TO
357A JUDICIAL REVIEW WHICH SHALL BE INSTITUTED BY FILING ONE COPY OF A
370NOTICE OF APPEAL WITH THE AGENCY CLERK OF AHCA, AND A SECOND COPY
383ALONG WITH THE FILING FEE AS PRESCRIBED BY LAW, WITH THE DISTRICT
395COURT OF APPEAL IN THE APPELLATE DISTRICT WHERE THE AGENCY
405MAINTAINS ITS HEADQUARTERS OR WHERE A PARTY RESIDES. REVIEW
414PROCEEDINGS SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FLORIDA
423APPELLATE RULES. THE NOTICE OF APPEAL MUST BE FILED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF
436RENDITION OF THE ORDER TO BE REVIEWED.
443CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
446I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Final Order has
461been furnished by the method indicated to the persons named below on this tf day of
477b ,2016.
479OP, Agency Clerk
482Agency for Health Care Administration
4872727 Mahan Drive, MS #3
492Tallahassee, Florida 32308-5403
495(850) 412-3630
497COPIES FURNISHED TO:
500Honorable John D.C. Newton II
505Administrative Law Judge
508Division of Administrative Hearings
512(via electronic filing)
515Stephen A. Ecenia, Esquire
519Gabriel F. Warren, Esquire
523Rutledge, Ecenia and Purnell, P .A.
529119 South Monroe Street, Suite 202
535Post Office Box 551
539Tallahassee, Florida 32302-0551
542(via U.S. Mail)
545Jay Adams, Esquire
548Broad and Cassel
551215 South Monroe Street, Suite 400
557Tallahassee, Florida 32301
560(via U.S. Mail)
563John F. Loar, Esquire
567Broad and Cassel
570215 South Monroe Street, Suite 400
576Tallahassee, Florida 32301
579(via U.S. Mail)
582Frank P. Rainer, Esquire
586Broad and Cassel
589215 South Monroe Street, Suite 400
595Tallahassee, Florida 32301
598(via U.S. Mail)
601Seann M. Frazier, Esquire
605Parker, Hudson, Rainer and Dobbs, LLP
611215 South Monroe Street, Suite 750
617Tallahassee, Florida 32301
620(via U.S. Mail)
623Jonathan L. Rue, Esquire
627Parker, Hudson, Rainer and Dobbs, LLC
633303 Peachtree Street Northeast, Suite 3600
639Atlanta, Georgia 30308
642(via U.S. Mail)
645Kevin M. Marker, Esquire
649Richard J. Saliba, Esquire
653Assistant General Counsels
656(via email to Kevin.Marker@ahca.myflorida.com and
661Richard.Saliba@ahca.myflorida.com)
662J. Stephen Menton, Esquire
666Rutledge Ecenia, P .A.
670Post Office Box 551 (32302)
675119 South Monroe Street, Suite 202
681Tallahassee, Florida 32301
684(via U.S. Mail)
687R. David Prescott, Esquire
691Rutledge, Ecenia, and Purnell, P .A.
697119 South Monroe Street, Suite 202
703Post Office Box 551
707Tallahassee, Florida 32302
710(via U.S. Mail)
713Marisol Fitch, Manager
716Certificate ofNeed Unit
719(via email to Marisol.Fitch@ahca.myflorida.com)
723Jan Mills
725Facilities Intake Unit
728(via email to Janice.Mills@ahca.myflorida.com)

- Date
- Proceedings
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PDF:
- Date: 06/23/2016
- Proceedings: Recommended Order (hearing held October 19-23 and November 16 and 17, 2015; and January 4-8, 2016). CASE CLOSED.
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- Date: 06/23/2016
- Proceedings: Recommended Order cover letter identifying the hearing record referred to the Agency.
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- Date: 03/24/2016
- Proceedings: Marion County HRC, LLC's Notice of Filing Proposed Recommended Order filed.
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PDF:
- Date: 03/24/2016
- Proceedings: Marion County Development, LLC and the Agency for Health Care Administration's Notice of Filing Joint Proposed Recommended Order filed.
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PDF:
- Date: 03/24/2016
- Proceedings: Marion County Development, LLC and AHCA's Joint Proposed Recommended Order filed.
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PDF:
- Date: 03/23/2016
- Proceedings: Marion County HRC, LLC's Notice of Filing Cross-designation of Deposition Excerpts filed.
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- Date: 03/03/2016
- Proceedings: Order Granting Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Proposed Recommended Orders.
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- Date: 03/02/2016
- Proceedings: CON APP Marion, LLC's Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Proposed Recommended Orders filed.
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- Date: 02/09/2016
- Proceedings: Marion County Development, LLC's Notice of Filing Designation of Deposition Excerpts for Admission into Evidence filed (exhibits not available for viewing).
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- Date: 01/22/2016
- Proceedings: Second Amended Notice of Taking Deposition (of JoAnne Reifsnyder) filed.
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- Date: 01/20/2016
- Proceedings: Amended Notice of Taking Depositions (of JoAnne Reifsnyder and Gary Bernett) filed.
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- Date: 01/15/2016
- Proceedings: Marion County HRC, LLC's Notice of Filing Cross-designation of Deposition Excerpts for Admission into Evidence filed.
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- Date: 01/15/2016
- Proceedings: CON APP Marion, LLC's Cross-notice of Filing Designation to Marion County Development, LLC's Deposition Excerpts for Admission into Evidence filed.
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- Date: 01/15/2016
- Proceedings: CON APP Marion LLC's Cross-notice of Filing Designation to Marion County HRC, LLC's Deposition Excerpts for Admission into Evidence filed.
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- Date: 01/15/2016
- Proceedings: Notice of Taking Depositions (of JoAnne Reifsnyder and Gary Bernett) filed.
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- Date: 01/13/2016
- Proceedings: Marion County Development, LLC's Notice of Filing Designation of Deposition Excerpts for Admission into Evidence (exhibits not available for viewing) filed.
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- Date: 01/08/2016
- Proceedings: Marion County HRC, LLC's Notice of Filing Designation of Deposition Excerpts for Admission into Evidence filed (exhibits not available for viewing).
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- Date: 11/23/2015
- Proceedings: Order Re-scheduling Hearing (hearing set for January 4 through 8, 2016; 9:30 a.m.; Tallahassee, FL).
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- Date: 11/20/2015
- Proceedings: Notice of Telephonic Motion Hearing (motion hearing set for November 20, 2015; 1:00 p.m.).
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- Date: 10/20/2015
- Proceedings: Marion County Development, LLCs Objections to Marion County HRC, LLC and CON App Marion, LLC Exhibits filed.
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- Date: 10/12/2015
- Proceedings: Marion County HRC, LLC's Motion in Limine to Exclude Prohibited Application Amendment filed.
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- Date: 10/09/2015
- Proceedings: Joint Motion for Extension of Time to File Prehearing Stipulation filed.
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- Date: 10/05/2015
- Proceedings: Marion County Development, LLCs Notice of Service of Responses to CON APP Marion, LLCs Second Set of Interrogatories filed.
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- Date: 10/05/2015
- Proceedings: Marion County Development, LLCs Responses to CON APP Marion, LLCs Second Requests to Produce filed.
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- Date: 10/02/2015
- Proceedings: Notice of Taking Deposition (Dr. Lowdendron, R. Maul and D. Dronet) filed.
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- Date: 10/02/2015
- Proceedings: Marion County HRC, LLC"s Responses and Objections to CON APP Marion, LLOC's Second Request for Production filed.
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- Date: 10/02/2015
- Proceedings: Notice of Serving Marion County HRC's Answers and Objections to CON APP Marion, LLC's Second Interrogatories filed.
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- Date: 10/02/2015
- Proceedings: Notice of Taking Deposition Duces Tecum (of Marisol Fitch) filed.
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- Date: 09/30/2015
- Proceedings: Notice of Taking Deposition Duces Tecum (of Sharon Gordon-Girvin) filed.
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- Date: 09/28/2015
- Proceedings: Agreed Motion for Entry of Protective Order Regarding Confidential Documents Related to Marion County Development, LLC filed.
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- Date: 09/25/2015
- Proceedings: Notice of Taking Deposition Duces Tecum (Sharon Gordon-Girvin) filed.
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- Date: 09/24/2015
- Proceedings: Amended Notice of Hearing (hearing set for October 19 through 23 and November 16 through 20, 2015; 9:00 a.m.; Tallahassee, FL; amended as to Dates of Hearing).
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- Date: 09/23/2015
- Proceedings: Amended Notice of Taking Deposition of Duces Tecum (of Anita Faulmann) filed.
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- Date: 09/23/2015
- Proceedings: Notice of Taking Deposition Duces Tecum (of Anita Faulmann) filed.
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- Date: 09/22/2015
- Proceedings: Marion County Development, LLC's Second Amended Final Witness List filed.
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- Date: 09/21/2015
- Proceedings: CON APP Marion, LLC's Amended Master Notice of Taking Depositions and Notice of Corporate Representative Deposition filed.
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- Date: 09/16/2015
- Proceedings: Notice of Taking Depositions Duces Tecum (of Maribel Vega, James Kestler, Sheri DeShane, Allan Garfinkel, and Michael Bokor) filed.
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- Date: 09/14/2015
- Proceedings: Notice of Taking Deposition Duces Tecum (of Michael Bokor) filed.
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- Date: 09/14/2015
- Proceedings: Notice of Taking Deposition Duces Tecum (of Allan Garfinkel) filed.
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- Date: 09/14/2015
- Proceedings: Notice of Taking Deposition Duces Tecum (of Sheri DeShand) filed.
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- Date: 09/14/2015
- Proceedings: Notice of Taking Deposition Duces Tecum (of James Kestler) filed.
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- Date: 09/11/2015
- Proceedings: Notice of Taking Telephonic Deposition Duces Tecum (of Rudy Maul) filed.
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- Date: 09/11/2015
- Proceedings: Notice of Taking Deposition Duces Tecum (of Jennifer Payne) filed.
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- Date: 09/11/2015
- Proceedings: Notice of Taking Deposition Duces Tecum (of Ray Thivierge) filed.
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- Date: 09/11/2015
- Proceedings: Notice of Taking Deposition Duces Tecum (of JoAnne Reifsnyder) filed.
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- Date: 09/11/2015
- Proceedings: Notice of Taking Deposition Duces Tecum (of Gaurie Rodman) filed.
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- Date: 09/11/2015
- Proceedings: Notice of Taking Deposition Duces Tecum (of Dr. Gary Bennett) filed.
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PDF:
- Date: 09/08/2015
- Proceedings: Marion County Development, LLC's First Amended Final Witness List filed.
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PDF:
- Date: 09/04/2015
- Proceedings: CON APP Marion, LLC's Master Notice of Taking Depositions and Notice of Corporate Representative Deposition (filed in Case No. 15-001967CON).
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- Date: 09/04/2015
- Proceedings: CON APP Marion, LLC's Amended Witness List (filed in Case No. 15-001967CON).
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- Date: 09/04/2015
- Proceedings: CON APP Marion, LLC's Second Request to Produce to Marion County HRC, LLC filed.
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- Date: 09/04/2015
- Proceedings: CON APP Marion, LLC's Notice of Serving Second Set of Interrogatories to Marion County HRC, LLC filed.
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- Date: 09/04/2015
- Proceedings: CON APP Marion, LLC's Second Requst to Produce to Marion County Development, LLC filed.
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- Date: 09/04/2015
- Proceedings: CON APP Marion, LLC's Notice of Serving Second Set of Interrogatories to Marion County Development, LLC filed.
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- Date: 08/28/2015
- Proceedings: Notice of Telephonic Status Conference (status conference set for September 1, 2015; 9:30 a.m.).
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- Date: 08/17/2015
- Proceedings: Amended Notice of Hearing (hearing set for October 14, 15, 19 through 23 and November 18 through 20, 2015; 9:30 a.m.; Tallahassee, FL; amended as to dates of hearing).
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- Date: 08/14/2015
- Proceedings: Marion County Development, LLC's Responses to CON APP Marion, LLC's First Requests to Produce filed.
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- Date: 08/14/2015
- Proceedings: Marion County Development, LLC's Notice of Service of Responses to CON APP Marion, LLC's First Set of Interrogatories filed.
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- Date: 08/14/2015
- Proceedings: Notice of Telephonic Scheduling Conference (status conference set for August 17, 2015; 10:00 a.m.).
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PDF:
- Date: 07/31/2015
- Proceedings: Marion County HRC, LLC's Final Witness List (filed in Case No. 15-001967CON).
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- Date: 07/30/2015
- Proceedings: The Agency for Health Care Administration's Notice of Service of Responses to CON APP Marion, LLC's First Set of Interrogatories filed.
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- Date: 07/30/2015
- Proceedings: The Agency For Health Care Administration?s Responses to CON APP Marion, LLCs First Request to Produce filed.
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- Date: 07/24/2015
- Proceedings: CON APP Marion, LLC's Preliminary Witness List (filed in Case No. 15-001967CON).
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- Date: 07/24/2015
- Proceedings: (Petitioner's) Notice of Filing Joint Proposed Order of Pre-hearing Instructions filed.
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- Date: 07/15/2015
- Proceedings: Order on Notice of Partial Voluntary Dismissal, Motion to Amend Petitioner, and Motion to Sever and Relinquish Jurisdiction. (DOAH Case No. 15-1963CON, Closed.)
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- Date: 07/10/2015
- Proceedings: CON APP Marion's First Request to Produce to the Agency for Health Care Administration filed.
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- Date: 07/10/2015
- Proceedings: CON APP Marion, LLC's Notice of Serving First Set of Interrogatories to the Agency for Health Care Administration filed.
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- Date: 07/07/2015
- Proceedings: CON App Marion, LLC's Notice of Serving First Set of Interrogatories to Marion County Development, LLC filed.
- Date: 06/22/2015
- Proceedings: CASE STATUS: Motion Hearing Held.
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- Date: 06/17/2015
- Proceedings: Amended Notice of Motion Hearing and Status Conference (Motion hearing set for June 22, 2015; 10:00 a.m.; Tallahassee, FL).
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- Date: 06/16/2015
- Proceedings: Notice of Motion Hearing (Motion hearing set for June 22, 2015; 10:00 a.m.; Tallahassee, FL).
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PDF:
- Date: 06/12/2015
- Proceedings: CON App Marion, LLC's Responses to Marion County Development, LLC's First Request for Production of Documents filed.
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- Date: 06/09/2015
- Proceedings: (Petitioner's) Response in Opposition to CON App Marion's Motion to Amend Petition for Administrative Hearing filed.
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- Date: 06/09/2015
- Proceedings: Marion County HRC, LLC's Notice of Resolving Discovery Disputes filed.
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- Date: 06/09/2015
- Proceedings: Agency's Response to Motion to Amend Complaint Filed by Marion CON LLC filed.
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- Date: 06/09/2015
- Proceedings: Notice of Filing Exhibit "A" to Marion HRC, LLC's Response in Opposition to CON APP Marion, LLC's Motion for Leave to Amend Petition filed.
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- Date: 06/08/2015
- Proceedings: Marion County HRCs Response in Opposition to CON APP Marion LLCs Motion for Leave to Amend Petition filed.
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- Date: 06/02/2015
- Proceedings: CON APP Marion, LLC's Motion for Leave to Amend Petition (filed in Case No. 15-001970CON).
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- Date: 06/02/2015
- Proceedings: Order Granting Continuance and Re-scheduling Hearing (hearing set for September 9 through 11, October 14, 15 and 19 through 23, 2015; 9:30 a.m.; Tallahassee, FL).
- Date: 06/01/2015
- Proceedings: CASE STATUS: Pre-Hearing Conference Held.
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- Date: 05/22/2015
- Proceedings: Joint Response to Order Reserving Ruling on Joint Motion for Continuane filed.
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- Date: 05/22/2015
- Proceedings: CON APP Marion's Supplemental Response to Motion for Continuance filed.
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- Date: 05/22/2015
- Proceedings: Motion for Severance and Motion to Relinquish Jurisdiction filed.
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- Date: 05/22/2015
- Proceedings: Marion County HRC, LLC's Motion to Compel Discovery From CON App Marion, LLC filed.
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- Date: 05/21/2015
- Proceedings: Notice of Service of CON App Marion, LLC's Responses to Marion County HRC, LLC's First Request for Production filed.
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- Date: 05/21/2015
- Proceedings: Notice of Service of CON App Marion, LLC's Answers and Objections to Marion County HRC, LLC's First Set of Interrogatories filed.
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- Date: 05/21/2015
- Proceedings: Notice of Service of Marion County HRC, LLC's Responses and Objections to Marion County Development, LLC's First Request for Production of Documents filed.
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- Date: 05/21/2015
- Proceedings: Notice of Service of Marion County HRC, LLc's Answers and Objections to Marion County Development, LLC's First Interrogatories filed.
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- Date: 05/20/2015
- Proceedings: Marion County Development, LLC's Responses to Marion County HRC, LLC's First Request for Production filed.
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- Date: 05/20/2015
- Proceedings: Marion County Development, LLC's Notice of Service of Answers to Marion County HRC LLC's First Interrogatories filed.
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- Date: 04/30/2015
- Proceedings: Marion County HRC, LLC's Notice of Partial Voluntary Dismissal as to CON APP 10255 Only filed.
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- Date: 04/29/2015
- Proceedings: The Agency for Health Care Administration's Preliminary and Final Witness List filed.
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- Date: 04/28/2015
- Proceedings: Notice of Hearing (hearing set for July 20 through 24 and 27 through 31, 2015; 9:30 a.m.; Tallahassee, FL).
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- Date: 04/28/2015
- Proceedings: Order of Consolidation (DOAH Case Nos. 15-1963CON, 15-1966CON, 15-1967CON, 15-1970CON).
Case Information
- Judge:
- W. DAVID WATKINS
- Date Filed:
- 04/10/2015
- Date Assignment:
- 11/17/2015
- Last Docket Entry:
- 08/05/2016
- Location:
- Tampa, Florida
- District:
- Middle
- Agency:
- Other
- Suffix:
- CON
Counsels
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Jay Adams, Esquire
Broad and Cassel
215 South Monroe Street, Suite 400 (32301)
Post Office Box 11900
Tallahassee, FL 32302
(850) 681-6810 -
Frank P Rainer, Esquire
Broad and Cassel
Suite 400
215 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(850) 681-6810 -
Richard Joseph Saliba, Esquire
Agency for Health Care Administration
Mail Stop 3
2727 Mahan Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32308
(850) 412-3666 -
Logan A. White, Esquire
Agency for Health Care Administration
2727 Mahan Drive MS #3
Tallahassee, FL 32308
(850) 412-3696 -
Frank P. Rainer, Esquire
Address of Record