ORDERS:
ORDER FOR CONSOLIDATION
This
matter is currently pending before the South Carolina Administrative Law Court,
along with case 06-ALJ-07-0178-CC, Three Rivers Behavioral Health, LLC v. South
Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control and Carolinas Hospital
System. On June 1, 2006, the Respondent Carolinas Hospital System filed a
Motion to Consolidate in the two cases. The Petitioners and Respondent South
Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control consented to the
Motion. It appears that the facts, circumstances, and issues are common to the
cases, that both cases involve the same questions of law and facts, and that
the same or substantially similar evidence will be relevant. Therefore, in the
interest of judicial economy and with the consent of the Parties, it is hereby ORDERED that these matters are consolidated into one contested case as provided in SC
ALC Rule 19 (D).
IT
IS FURTHER ORDERED that the caption in this matter will read “Three Rivers
Behavioral Health, LLC and Palmetto Pee Dee Behavioral Health, Petitioners vs.
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control and Carolinas
Hospital System, Respondents” and shall bear Docket No. 06-ALJ-07-0178-CC.
The file for Palmetto Pee Dee Behavioral Health, Docket 06-ALJ-07-0179-CC shall
be closed and merged into case 06-ALJ-07-0178-CC, Three Rivers Behavioral
Health, LLC.
AND
IT IS SO ORDERED.
______________________________
CAROLYN C.
MATTHEWS
Administrative
Law Judge
July 13, 2006
Columbia, South Carolina
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