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Holland v. Upper Valley Med. Ctr., No. 3:07-cv-212 (S.D. Ohio June 18, 2008)

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio denied a hospital's motion to stay all discovery pending a decision on the hospital's partial summary judgment motion based upon the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986. The court reasoned that it is only appropriate to limit discovery after a specific dispute has arisen, rather than in the abstract, as had been presented by the hospital.