A physician is being asked to explain why his wrongful termination lawsuit against the CNMI government should not be dismissed.<\/p>\n
If the lawsuit is dismissed, Dr. Gary Ramsey should explain why the dismissal should not be with prejudice, said U.S. District Court for the NMI designated judge Frances Tydingco-Gatewood last Friday.<\/p>\n
Dismissal with prejudice means the doctor can no longer re-file the case.<\/p>\n
Tydingco-Gatewood said that last Sept. 27, she ordered Ramsey to file an amended complaint by Oct. 11, 2017, or the case would be dismissed.<\/p>\n
The judge said Oct. 11 has passed and a review of the docket shows that no amended complaint or motion to extend time has been filed.<\/p>\n
Last Oct. 12, the CNMI government, the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp., and other defendants filed a motion to dismiss the case for failure to comply with the court\u2019s order.<\/p>\n
Defendants Jeanolivia Grant and CHCC chief executive officer Esther Mu\u00f1a joined in the motion to dismiss.<\/p>\n
Ramsey alleges in his lawsuit that the Commonwealth and the public corporation that runs the Commonwealth Health Center wrongfully denied him privileges at the hospital.<\/p>\n
Ramsey named as defendants in his lawsuit the CNMI government, CHCC, Mu\u00f1a and several other present and former hospital officials. <\/p>\n
On May 29, 2015, the court dismissed the CNMI government and CHCC from the four claims in Ramsey\u2019s lawsuit. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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