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Case 1:12-Cv-00560-BLW-REB Document 234 Filed 09/26/13 Page 1 of 30 Case 1:12-cv-00560-BLW-REB Document 234 Filed 09/26/13 Page 1 of 30 1 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 IN THE DISTRICT OF IDAHO 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x Case No. 1:12-cv-00560-BLW SAINT ALPHONSUS MEDICAL CENTER - 4 NAMPA, INC., TREASURE VALLEY Bench Trial HOSPITAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, SAINT 5 ALPHONSUS HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., AND Opening Statements SAINT ALPHONSUS REGIONAL MEDICAL Witnesses: 6 CENTER, INC., Jeff Thomas Crouch Plaintiffs, 7 vs. 8 ST. LUKE'S HEALTH SYSTEM, LTD., and ST. LUKE'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, 9 LTD., Defendants. 10 ---- Case No. 1:13-cv-00116-BLW FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION; STATE OF 11 IDAHO, Plaintiffs, 12 vs. 13 ST. LUKE'S HEALTH SYSTEM, LTD.; SALTZER MEDICAL GROUP, P.A., 14 Defendants. 15 --------x 16 * * * SEALED * * * 17 18 REPORTER'S TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS 19 before B. Lynn Winmill, Chief District Judge 20 Held on September 23, 2013 21 Volume 1, Pages 1 to 212 22 Tamara I. Hohenleitner 23 Idaho Certified Shorthand Reporter No. 619 24 Registered Professional Reporter Certified Realtime Reporter 25 Federal Certified Realtime Reporter United States Courts, District of Idaho 550 West Fort Street, Boise, Idaho 83724 (208) 334-1500 United States Courts, District of Idaho Case 1:12-cv-00560-BLW-REB Document 234 Filed 09/26/13 Page 2 of 30 2 1 A P P E A R A N C E S 2 FOR PLAINTIFFS SAINT ALPHONSUS MEDICAL CENTER-NAMPA, INC., 3 SAINT ALPHONSUS HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., AND SAINT ALPHONSUS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. 4 5 Keely E. Duke DUKE SCANLAN & HALL, PLLC 6 1087 W. River Street, Suite 300 Boise, ID 83707 7 David A. Ettinger 8 Lara Festco Phillip HONIGMAN MILLER SCHWARTZ AND COHN LLP 9 2290 First National Building 660 Woodward Avenue 10 Detroit, MI 48226 11 12 13 FOR PLAINTIFF U.S. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 14 Peter C. Herrick 15 U.S. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 500 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. 16 Washington, DC 20580 17 J. Thomas Greene U.S. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 18 600 Pennsylvania Ave N.W. Washington, DC 20580 19 Henry Chao-Lon Su 20 U.S. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 601 New Jersey Ave., N.W. 21 Washington, DC 20001 22 23 24 25 United States Courts, District of Idaho Case 1:12-cv-00560-BLW-REB Document 234 Filed 09/26/13 Page 3 of 30 3 1 A P P E A R A N C E S (Continued) 2 FOR PLAINTIFF STATE OF IDAHO 3 Eric J. Wilson 4 GODFREY & KAHN, S.C. One East Main Street 5 Suite 500 PO Box 2719 6 Madison, WI 53701 7 Brett T. Delange OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL, STATE OF IDAHO 8 954 W. Jefferson, 2nd Floor Boise, ID 83720-0010 9 10 FOR PLAINTIFF TREASURE VALLEY HOSPITAL 11 Raymond D. Powers POWERS TOLMAN FARLEY, PLLC 12 PO Box 9756 Boise, ID 83707 13 14 FOR DEFENDANTS ST. LUKE'S HEALTH SYSTEM, LTD. AND ST. LUKE'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, LTD. 15 Jack R. Bierig 16 Ben J. Keith Scott Stein 17 Chad Schafer SIDLEY AUSTIN 18 One South Dearborn Chicago, IL 60603 19 J. Walter Sinclair 20 Sara M. Berry STOEL RIVES 21 101 S. Capitol Boulevard, Suite 1900 Boise, ID 83702 22 23 FOR DEFENDANT SALTZER MEDICAL GROUP Brian Kenneth Julian 24 ANDERSON JULIAN & HULL, LLP PO Box 7426 25 Boise, ID 83707 United States Courts, District of Idaho Case 1:12-cv-00560-BLW-REB Document 234 Filed 09/26/13 Page 4 of 30 4 1 INDEX 2 3 DATE OF PROCEEDING PAGE: 4 September 23, 2013 ............................................ Opening statement by Mr. DeLange ...... 7 5 Opening statement by Mr. Greene ....... 11 Courtroom closed to the public ........ 55 6 Opening statement by Mr. Ettinger ..... 56 Courtroom reopened to the public ...... 105 7 Opening statement by Mr. Bierig ....... 118 Opening statement by Mr. Julian ....... 169 8 Courtroom closed to the public ........ 177 9 10 PLAINTIFF FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 11 W I T N E S S E S 12 13 I PAGE: 14 CROUCH, Jeff Thomas I !Direct Examination By Mr. Greene .............. 179 15 16 17 18 19 20 * * * * * 21 22 23 24 25 United States Courts, District of Idaho Case 1:12-cv-00560-BLW-REB Document 234 Filed 09/26/13 Page 5 of 30 5 6 1 PROCEEDINGS 1 only be available to the court and will not be shown to the 2 September 23, 2013 2 public or made part of the record that is accessible to the 3 THE CLERK: The court will now hear civil Case 3 public. 4 12-560-S-BLW, Saint Alphonsus Medical Center-Nampa, Inc., 4 I have always been very committed to the idea of an 5 versus St. Luke's Health System, Ltd., for day one of bench 5 open court. And, in fact, we will --we're going to be 6 trial. 6 discussing with the attorneys the idea of allowing even live 7 THE COURT: Good morning, Counsel. 7 blogging during the process of the trial. I have no 8 Before we start, I thought I would mention this is a 8 philosophical problem with that. But, of course, that has 9 bit unusual. Because -- this is really for those in the 9 to give way when there are serious financial interests of 1 0 audience more than the attorneys. Because of the nature of 1 0 the parties that could be jeopardized or injured if certain 11 these proceedings, there is a lot of very sensitive 11 information does become public. 12 information that the parties are going to use during this 12 So, to achieve that balance of maintaining an open 13 process. 13 courtroom but, yet, also preserving the privacy or the 14 We have, through a-- I won't say "arduous"-- but kind 14 information which might be deemed to be trade secrets, there 15 of a long-term process, determined how those-- that 15 will be occasions during the trial -- and, in fact, even 16 information will be handled. It involved some agreements 16 this morning -- when I will have to, in essence, clear the 17 among counsel during what we call the discovery phase of 17 courtroom and excuse everyone from the audience to remain 18 this case. And now that we're entering into the trial 18 outside the courtroom while certain evidence is presented to 19 phase, it still becomes very important for the court to have 19 the court. 20 access to all information, including that information which 20 It is an awkward process, but we could come up with no 21 may be deemed very confidential and privileged by the 21 better process. So you have my apologies in advance for 22 parties. It may impact their competitive posture in the 22 this inconvenience. But it is, in the court's view, 23 marketplace. 23 absolutely essential to allow this matter to be fully 24 And for that reason, the court has agreed to allow the 24 presented to the court in a manner which will allow me to 25 parties to designate even for trial some materials that will 25 hopefully, at the end of the day, issue a reasoned decision 7 8 1 and a fully informed decision after considering all of the 1 have already appeared before Your Honor. With me for the 2 evidence at issue in this proceeding. 2 Federal Trade Commission are attorneys Tom Greene. 3 So, just so you have that as kind of a heads-up. We'll 3 MR. GREENE: Good morning, Your Honor. 4 start this morning -- Counsel, just for your information, 4 MR. DeLANGE: Peter Herrick. 5 I'll tell you exactly when, but we'll take a break roughly 5 MR. HERRICK: Good morning, Your Honor. 6 around 10:10 or so. I'll try not to interrupt your opening 6 MR. DeLANGE: Another attorney who will be 7 statement. I'll try to find a time --we'll either start a 7 appearing before you is Henry Su. He is working on trial 8 little bit-- take the break a little late or a little 8 matters outside the courtroom tl1is morning. 9 early, if need be, so as not to interrupt your statements. 9 The Federal Trade Commission and the Office of the 10 We'll start off with the plaintiffs. Mr. DeLange, I 10 Attorney General have been working on this matter intensely 11 think you're going to start us off with your opening 11 for quite some time. Indeed, our investigation of the 12 statement. 12 St. Luke's then planned acquisition of Saltzer Medical Group 13 MR. DeLANGE: Thank you, Your Honor. 13 started well over a year ago. 14 Counsel, my name is Brett DeLange. I'm a deputy 14 We, the government plaintiffs, interviewed numerous 15 attorney general. I'm chief of the Consumer Protection 15 parties. We reviewed voluminous data. We researched a 16 Division in the Office of the Idaho Attorney General, 16 variety of issues. We even met multiple times with 17 assigned the responsibility of enforcing Idaho's Competition 17 representatives of St. Luke's and the Saltzer Medical Group 18 Act, as well as the applicable federal antitrust laws. 18 to understand their side of the story. 19 I represent the State of Idaho in this matter, and I'm 19 When all was said and done, the government plaintiffs 20 here on behalf of Attorney General Lawrence Wasden. And 20 were left with the abiding conclusion that tl1e St. Luke's 21 with me, Your Honor, is Special Deputy Attorney General 21 acquisition of the Saltzer Medical Group violates the law.
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