OptumCare New Mexico LLC v. Gutierrez-Barela

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO OPTUMCARE MANAGEMENT, LLC, Plaintiff, v. No. 20-cv-00474 RB-SCY Consolidated with No. 20-cv-00817 SWS-MLC KRISTINA GUTIERREZ-BARELA, MD, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Defendant Kristina Gutierrez-Barela, MD signed a Noncompetition and Nonsolicitation Agreement (the “Agreement”) in 2012 with HealthCare Partners, LLC (HCP), a predecessor to Plaintiff OptumCare Management, LLC. In relevant part, the Agreement provided that for two years after Gutierrez-Barela’s employment ended, she would be unable to practice medicine…