Motion of Plaintiffs to Alter or Amend Order
Public Court Documents
November 10, 1980
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Case Files, Hatcher v. Methodist Hospital - Hardbacks. Motion of Plaintiffs to Alter or Amend Order, 1980. 65943312-5584-f111-ab0f-7c1e527d528a. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/a68de86a-fbad-4cd3-a336-449a984844d6/motion-of-plaintiffs-to-alter-or-amend-order. Accessed October 10, 2026.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NO, .
LV y L 01
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA ow 1980
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HAMMOND DIVISION Nop US. Dist MMON,
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HERN OISTrigy OURT LERK
BERNICE TERRY, ET AL,
Plaintiffs
-vs- CAUSE NO. H-76-373
METHODIST HOSPITAL OF GARY,
INC., An Indiana Not-For-
Profit Corporation, ‘and
JOSEPH CALIFANO, As United
States Secretary of Health,
Education and Welfare,
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RICHARD GORDON HATCHER,
WILLIE LEE PAGE, METRO CORPS
OF GARY, INC., A Not-For-
Profit Corporation and others
similarly situated,
Plaintiffs
-VS- CAUSE NO. H-77-154
METHODIST HOSPITAL OF GARY,
INC., An Indiana Not-For-
Profit Corporation and DENIS
E. RIBORDY, As President of
the Board of Directors,
JOSEPH CALIFANO, As United
States Secretary of Health,
Education and Welfare,
WILLIAM T. PAYNTER, M.D., As
State Health Commissioner for
the Indiana State Board of
Health,
JAMES WHITE, As Director of
the Division of Hospital and
Institutional Services of the
Indiana State Board of Health,
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Indiana State Board of Health,
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MOTION OF PLAINTIFFS TO ALTER OR AMEND ORDER
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that plaintiffs in the above-captioned
action respectfully move, pursuant to Rule 59 (e) of the Federal
Rules of Civil Procedure, tO alter -or amend the Order of the
Clerk of this Court, dated October 30, 1980, dismissing the
above-captioned actions, to conform to the motions presented
to this Court and the judgment signed by this Court on
October 24, 1980. In particular, plaintiffs' request that
the Order be altered or amended in the following particulars:
1. The Orders which dismiss the entire actions be
withdrawn;
o The amended Order should dismiss plaintiffs' application
for attorney fees and costs, and the "State-wide" causes of
action against William T. Paynter, M.D., As State Health
Commissioner for the Indiana State Board of Health; James
White, As Director of the Division of Hospital and Institutional
Services of the Indiana State Board of Health; and David J.
Edwards, M.D., As Director of the Health Facilities Services and
Review Development Bureau of the Indiana State Board of Health.
The grounds for this Motion, which are set forth with
specificity in the accompanying Affidavit of Julian B. Allen,
Esq., filed in support of this Motion, are that the.Orders of
the Clerk of this Court do not conform to either the Motion or
Judgment of this Court, and the Consent Decree approved and
signed by the Honorable Phil McNagny dated July 17, 1979.
Respectfully submitted,
ATTOPMEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS
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BY: “= ——eg (ez, -
JULIAN B. ALLEN
2009 Broadway
Gary, Indiana 46407
JACK GREENBERG
BETH J. LIEF
10. Columbus Circle, Suite 2030
New York, New York 10019
BRENT E. SIMMONS
8306 15th Street, N.W. Suite 940
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