JAMES TRIMBLE JR., District Judge
Pursuant to the Memorandum Ruling of this date,
IT IS ORDERED that the motion for permanent injunction is hereby GRANTED in part and DENIED in part; pursuant to the Anti-Injunction Act and the All Writs Act, defendants, George Raymond Williams, M.D., Frank W. Lopez, M.D., Joseph Turk, D.C., The Barczyk Clinic, a Professional Chiropractic Corp, Fayez K. Shamieh, M.D. and Beutler-England Chiropractic Clinic are hereby PERMANENTLY ENJOINED from re-litigating in any court or administrative agency in the State of Louisiana against First Health Group, Inc. and/or its "authorized payors" the issues of (1) whether or not the First Health Provider Agreements are valid and enforceable because there are no prohibitions in the Louisiana Workers' Compensation law that prevent a provider from agreeing to charge and receive discounted rates for the services they provide to occupationally ill or injured workers, and (2) whether or not First Health Group, Inc., as a group purchaser, or such agreements of CCN are exempt from the notice provisions required by Louisiana Revised Statute 40:2203.1; otherwise the motion is DENIED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the motion for oral argument (doc. #354) is hereby DENIED as the Court finds that it is not necessary.
28 U.S.C. § 2283.
28 U.S.C. § 1651(a).
Authorized payors include those who can establish a contractual relationship with CCN and be properly identified in the payor lists pursuant to the CCN Provider Agreements.
THUS DONE AND SIGNED in Chambers at Lake Charles, Louisiana,