8-0900-17632-2

 

STATE OF MINNESOTA

OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS

FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

 

 

In the Matter of the Denial of the Application to Renew Class A Professional Home Care Agency License Issued to Loving Care Nursing and Home Care Services, Inc. to Operate Loving Care Home Services

 

SCHEDULING ORDER

 

 

          Following the submissions of the parties at a January 10, 2007 Pre-Hearing Conference in the above referenced matter;

 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

 

1.               By 4:30 p.m. on Friday, February 16, 2007, the Minnesota Department of Health will designate whether it will seek to mediate this matter.

 

2.               By 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 15, 2007, the parties will exchange statements identifying any person whom the party expects to call as an expert witness, along with an accompanying summary of the facts and opinions as to which the expert is expected to testify.

 

3.               The period for discovery shall close on April 2, 2007.

 

4.               By 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 1, 2007, the parties will file and serve any dispositive motions, and, designate whether the services of a court reporter will be requested to transcribe the hearing.

 

5.               By 4:30 p.m. on Monday, May 21, 2007, each party will file and serve copies of the pre-labeled exhibits that it proposes to offer into the hearing record.  Loving Care Home Services shall label its exhibits sequentially using numbers (1, 2, 3 … etc).  The Department shall label its exhibits sequentially using letters (A, B, C … etc). 

 

6.               By 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 30, 2007, each party will file and serve a statement detailing any objection to the foundation of a written exhibit.

 

 

 

7.               A hearing in this matter will be held at the Minneapolis office of the Office of Administrative Hearings on Monday, June 4, 2007, beginning at 9:30 a.m., and will proceed on successive days, through the afternoon of Wednesday, June 6, 2007, or until completed, whichever is earlier.

 

Dated this 30th day of January, 2007.

 

 

                                                                                                                       

                                                            _s/Eric L. Lipman_____________

                                                            ERIC L. LIPMAN

                                                            Administrative Law Judge