Sakelaris v. Rice/Maddox Partnership

ORDER

HERLONG, District Judge.

This matter is before the court on the motion of the defendants Rice/Maddox Partnership (“Rice/Maddox”), Jack V. Rice (“Rice”), and Ronald Maddox (“Maddox”), for summary judgment. The plaintiffs are all former employees of Doctors Memorial Hospital (“DMH”). DMH rented the land and hospital building from Rice/Maddox, whose partners were Rice and Maddox. In May 1994, the management of DMH announced that the hospital would close on July 31, 1994. At the same time, it informed its employees that Rice/Maddox planned to continue operating a hospital at the premises…