Hawthorne v. DaVita Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION William R. Hawthorne, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Case No. 1:18cv813 DaVita, Inc., et al., Judge Michael R. Barrett Defendants. OPINION & ORDER This matter is before the Court upon the Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings filed by Defendants DVA Healthcare - Southwest Ohio, LLC and DaVita Inc. (Doc. 6). Plaintiffs have filed a Response in Opposition (Doc. 7); and Defendants filed a Reply (Doc. 10). I. BACKGROUND Defendants provide dialysis services. (Doc. 5, ¶ 2). Plaintiff William Hawthorne was a patient at one of Defendants’…