S-4: Registration of securities issued in business combination transactions

Published on March 4, 2011


Exhibit 5.9
 
March 4, 2011
 
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.
200 International Circle
Suite 3500
Hunt Valley, Maryland 21030
 
Re: Registration Statement on Form S-4 to be filed by Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.
 
Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
We have served as special Massachusetts counsel to that certain wholly owned, direct or indirect, as applicable, subsidiary of Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Parent”) identified as “Ohima, Inc.,” a Massachusetts corporation on Schedule I hereto (the “Opinion Subsidiary”), in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”) to be filed by the Parent and the subsidiary guarantors listed on Schedule I hereto (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), relating to the offer by the Parent (the “Exchange Offer”) to exchange up to $575,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Parent’s registered 6¾% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “Exchange Notes”) for an equal aggregate principal amount of its existing 6¾% Senior Notes due 2022 issued and outstanding in the aggregate principal amount of $575,000,000 (the “Initial Notes”), under the indenture dated as of October 4, 2010 (the “Original Indenture”), among the Parent, the Subsidiary Guarantors signatory thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by that certain First Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 13, 2011 among the Parent, the Subsidiary Guarantors signatory thereto and the Trustee (the Original Indenture, as so supplemented, being herein referred to as the “Indenture”).  All capitalized terms which are defined in the Indenture shall have the same meanings when used herein, unless otherwise specified.
 
We have not been involved in the preparation of the Registration Statement, nor were we involved in the negotiation, preparation or execution of the Indenture, the Guarantees (as defined below), or any of the related agreements executed or delivered in connection with the Initial Notes or the Exchange Notes. We have been retained solely for the purpose of rendering certain opinions pursuant to Massachusetts law.
 
In connection herewith, we have examined:
 
 
(1)
the Registration Statement (including all exhibits thereto);
 
 
(2)
an executed copy of the Indenture, including the guarantees of the Initial Notes and the Exchange Notes (each, a “Guarantee”) provided for therein;
 
 
(3)
executed copies of the Initial Notes;
 
 
(4)
the form of the Exchange Notes;
 
 
 

 
 
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(5)
the charter, certificate or articles of incorporation, formation or trust and bylaws, limited liability company agreement, limited partnership agreement or other organizational documents of the Opinion Subsidiary as in effect on the date hereof and as certified by the Secretary, Assistant Secretary or other appropriate representative of the Opinion Subsidiary (the “Organizational Documents”);
 
 
(6)
a certificate of legal existence and good standing for the Opinion Subsidiary as of a recent date; and
 
 
(7)
a certificate of the Secretary or other appropriate representatives of the Opinion Subsidiary, certifying as to resolutions relating to the transactions referred to herein and the incumbency of officers.
 
The documents referenced as items (1) through (4) above are collectively referred to as the “Transaction Documents.”
 
We have also examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such other corporate records, agreements and instruments of the Opinion Subsidiary, certificates of public officials and officers or other appropriate representatives of the Opinion Subsidiary, and such other documents, records and instruments, and we have made such legal and factual inquiries, as we have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for us to render the opinions hereinafter expressed.  In our examination of the Transaction Documents and the foregoing, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal competence and capacity of natural persons, the authenticity of documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity with authentic original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies.  When relevant facts were not independently established, we have relied without independent investigation as to matters of fact upon statements of governmental officials and upon representations made in or pursuant to certificates and statements of appropriate representatives of the Opinion Subsidiary.
 
In connection herewith, we have assumed that, other than with respect to the Opinion Subsidiary, all of the documents referred to in this opinion have been duly authorized by, have been duly executed and delivered by, and constitute the valid, binding and enforceable obligations of, all of the parties thereto, all of the signatories to such documents have been duly authorized by all such parties and all such parties are duly organized and validly existing and have the power and authority (corporate or other) to execute, deliver and perform such documents.
 
Based upon the foregoing and in reliance thereon, and subject to the assumptions, comments, qualifications, limitations and exceptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that, when (i) the Registration Statement has become effective under the Act, (ii) the Indenture has become duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and (iii) the Exchange Notes (in the form examined by us) have been duly executed by the Parent and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued in exchange for the Initial Notes in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture upon consummation of the Exchange Offer, and otherwise in accordance with the terms of the Registration Statement and the exhibits thereto, the Guarantee of the Opinion Subsidiary provided for in the Indenture will constitute a valid and binding obligation of the Opinion Subsidiary.
 
 
 

 
 
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In addition to the assumptions, comments, qualifications, limitations and exceptions set forth above, the opinion set forth herein is further limited by, subject to and based upon the following assumptions, comments, qualifications, limitations and exceptions:
 
(a)           Our opinion set forth herein reflects only the application of applicable Massachusetts state law (excluding the securities and blue sky laws of such state, as to which we express no opinion) and the federal laws of the United States of America.  The opinion set forth herein is made as of the date hereof and is subject to, and may be limited by, future changes in the factual matters set forth herein, and we undertake no duty to advise you of the same.  The opinion expressed herein is based upon the law in effect (and published or otherwise generally available) on the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to revise or supplement this opinion should such law be changed by legislative action, judicial decision or otherwise.  In rendering our opinion, we have not considered, and hereby disclaim any opinion as to, the application or impact of any laws, cases, decisions, rules or regulations of any other jurisdiction, court or administrative agency.  
 
(b)           Our opinion contained herein may be limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or similar laws affecting or relating to the rights and remedies of creditors generally including, without limitation, laws relating to fraudulent transfers or conveyances, preferences and equitable subordination, (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (iii) an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
 
(c)           Our opinion is further subject to the effect of generally applicable rules of law arising from statutes, judicial and administrative decisions, and the rules and regulations of governmental authorities that: (i) limit or affect the enforcement of provisions of a contract that purport to require waiver of the obligations of good faith, fair dealing, diligence and reasonableness; (ii) limit the availability of a remedy under certain circumstances where another remedy has been elected; (iii) limit the enforceability of provisions releasing, exculpating, or exempting a party from, or requiring indemnification of a party for, liability for its own action or inaction, to the extent the action or inaction involves negligence, recklessness, willful misconduct or unlawful conduct; (iv) may, where less than all of the contract may be unenforceable, limit the enforceability of the balance of the contract to circumstances in which the unenforceable portion is not an essential part of the agreed exchange; and (v) govern and afford judicial discretion regarding the determination of damages and entitlement to attorneys’ fees.
 
(d)           We express no opinion as to the enforceability of (1) any provision of the Indenture purporting or attempting to (A) confer exclusive jurisdiction and/or venue upon certain courts or otherwise waive the defenses of forum non conveniens or improper venue, (B) confer subject matter jurisdiction on a court not having independent grounds therefor, (C) modify or waive the requirements for effective service of process for any action that may be brought, (D) waive the right of the Parent, the Opinion Subsidiary or any other person to a trial by jury, (E) provide that remedies are cumulative or that decisions by a party are conclusive or (F) modify or waive the rights to notice, legal defenses, statutes of limitations or other benefits that cannot be waived under applicable law or (2) any provision of the Indenture relating to choice of law.
 
 
 

 
 
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(e)           We express no opinion as to whether a subsidiary may guarantee or otherwise be liable for indebtedness incurred by its parent except to the extent that such subsidiary may be determined to have benefited from the incurrence of the indebtedness by its parent or whether such benefit may be measured other than by the extent to which the proceeds of the indebtedness incurred by its parent are, directly or indirectly, made available to such subsidiary for its corporate or other analogous purposes.
 
We do not render any opinions except as expressly set forth above.  The opinion set forth herein is made as of the date hereof.  We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the use of our name therein and in the related prospectus under the captions “Legal Matters.”  In giving such consent, we do not thereby concede that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the Rules and Regulations of the Commission thereunder.
 
Very truly yours,
 
PARTRIDGE SNOW & HAHN LLP
 
By:  /s/ Theodore B. Howell  
   Partner  
 
 
 

 

Schedule I
 
Subsidiary Guarantors
 
Subsidiary
State or other jurisdiction of formation
Arizona Lessor - Infinia, Inc.
Maryland
Baldwin Health Center, Inc.
Pennsylvania
Bayside Alabama Healthcare Second, Inc.
Alabama
Bayside Arizona Healthcare Associates, Inc.
Arizona
Bayside Arizona Healthcare Second, Inc.
Arizona
Bayside Colorado Healthcare Associates, Inc.
Colorado
Bayside Colorado Healthcare Second, Inc.
Colorado
Bayside Indiana Healthcare Associates, Inc.
Indiana
Bayside Street II, Inc.
Delaware
Bayside Street, Inc.
Maryland
Canton Health Care Land, Inc.
Ohio
Carnegie Gardens LLC
Delaware
Center Healthcare Associates, Inc.
Texas
Cherry Street – Skilled Nursing, Inc.
Texas
Colonial Gardens, LLC
Ohio
Colorado Lessor - Conifer, Inc.
Maryland
Copley Health Center, Inc.
Ohio
CSE Albany LLC
Delaware
CSE Amarillo LLC
Delaware
CSE Anchorage LLC
Delaware
CSE Arden L.P.
Delaware
CSE Augusta LLC
Delaware
CSE Bedford LLC
Delaware
CSE Blountville LLC
Delaware
CSE Bolivar LLC
Delaware
CSE Cambridge LLC
Delaware
CSE Cambridge Realty LLC
Delaware
CSE Camden LLC
Delaware
CSE Canton LLC
Delaware
CSE Casablanca Holdings II LLC
Delaware
CSE Casablanca Holdings LLC
Delaware
CSE Cedar Rapids LLC
Delaware
CSE Centennial Village
Delaware
CSE Chelmsford LLC
Delaware
CSE Chesterton LLC
Delaware
CSE Claremont LLC
Delaware
CSE Corpus North LLC
Delaware
CSE Crane LLC
Delaware
CSE Denver Iliff LLC
Delaware
CSE Denver LLC
Delaware
CSE Douglas LLC
Delaware
CSE Dumas LLC
Delaware
CSE Elkton LLC
Delaware
CSE Elkton Realty LLC
Delaware
CSE Fairhaven LLC
Delaware
CSE Fort Wayne LLC
Delaware
 
 
 

 
 
Subsidiary
State or other jurisdiction of formation
CSE Frankston LLC
Delaware
CSE Georgetown LLC
Delaware
CSE Green Bay LLC
Delaware
CSE Hilliard LLC
Delaware
CSE Huntingdon LLC
Delaware
CSE Huntsville LLC
Delaware
CSE Indianapolis-Continental LLC
Delaware
CSE Indianapolis-Greenbriar LLC
Delaware
CSE Jacinto City LLC
Delaware
CSE Jefferson City LLC
Delaware
CSE Jeffersonville-Hillcrest Center LLC
Delaware
CSE Jeffersonville-Jennings House LLC
Delaware
CSE Kerrville LLC
Delaware
CSE King L.P.
Delaware
CSE Kingsport LLC
Delaware
CSE Knightdale L.P.
Delaware
CSE Lake City LLC
Delaware
CSE Lake Worth LLC
Delaware
CSE Lakewood LLC
Delaware
CSE Las Vegas LLC
Delaware
CSE Lawrenceburg LLC
Delaware
CSE Lenoir L.P.
Delaware
CSE Lexington Park LLC
Delaware
CSE Lexington Park Realty LLC
Delaware
CSE Ligonier LLC
Delaware
CSE Live Oak LLC
Delaware
CSE Logansport LLC
Delaware
CSE Lowell LLC
Delaware
CSE Marianna Holdings LLC
Delaware
CSE Memphis LLC
Delaware
CSE Mobile LLC
Delaware
CSE Moore LLC
Delaware
CSE North Carolina Holdings I LLC
Delaware
CSE North Carolina Holdings II LLC
Delaware
CSE Omro LLC
Delaware
CSE Orange Park LLC
Delaware
CSE Orlando-Pinar Terrace Manor LLC
Delaware
CSE Orlando-Terra Vista Rehab LLC
Delaware
CSE Pennsylvania Holdings
Delaware
CSE Piggott LLC
Delaware
CSE Pilot Point LLC
Delaware
CSE Ponca City LLC
Delaware
CSE Port St. Lucie LLC
Delaware
CSE Richmond LLC
Delaware
CSE Ripley LLC
Delaware
CSE Ripon LLC
Delaware
CSE Safford LLC
Delaware
CSE Salina LLC
Delaware
 
 
 

 
 
Subsidiary
State or other jurisdiction of formation
CSE Seminole LLC
Delaware
CSE Shawnee LLC
Delaware
CSE Spring Branch LLC
Delaware
CSE Stillwater LLC
Delaware
CSE Taylorsville LLC
Delaware
CSE Texarkana LLC
Delaware
CSE Texas City LLC
Delaware
CSE The Village LLC
Delaware
CSE Upland LLC
Delaware
CSE Walnut Cove L.P.
Delaware
CSE West Point LLC
Delaware
CSE Whitehouse LLC
Delaware
CSE Williamsport LLC
Delaware
CSE Winter Haven LLC
Delaware
CSE Woodfin L.P.
Delaware
CSE Yorktown LLC
Delaware
Dallas – Skilled Nursing, Inc.
Texas
Delta Investors I, LLC
Maryland
Delta Investors II, LLC
Maryland
Desert Lane LLC
Delaware
Dixon Health Care Center, Inc.
Ohio
Florida Lessor – Crystal Springs, Inc.
Maryland
Florida Lessor – Emerald, Inc.
Maryland
Florida Lessor – Lakeland, Inc.
Maryland
Florida Lessor – Meadowview, Inc.
Maryland
Florida Real Estate Company, LLC
Florida
Georgia Lessor - Bonterra/Parkview, Inc.
Maryland
Greenbough, LLC
Delaware
Hanover House, Inc.
Ohio
Heritage Texarkana Healthcare Associates, Inc.
Texas
House of Hanover, Ltd
Ohio
Hutton I Land, Inc.
Ohio
Hutton II Land, Inc.
Ohio
Hutton III Land, Inc.
Ohio
Indiana Lessor – Jeffersonville, Inc.
Maryland
Indiana Lessor – Wellington Manor, Inc.
Maryland
Jefferson Clark, Inc.
Maryland
LAD I Real Estate Company, LLC
Delaware
Lake Park – Skilled Nursing, Inc.
Texas
Leatherman 90-1, Inc.
Ohio
Leatherman Partnership 89-1, Inc.
Ohio
Leatherman Partnership 89-2, Inc.
Ohio
Long Term Care – Michigan, Inc.
Michigan
Long Term Care – North Carolina, Inc.
North Carolina
Long Term Care Associates – Illinois, Inc.
Illinois
Long Term Care Associates – Indiana, Inc.
Indiana
Long Term Care Associates – Texas, Inc.
Texas
Meridian Arms Land, Inc.
Ohio
 
 
 

 
 
Subsidiary
State or other jurisdiction of formation
North Las Vegas LLC
Delaware
NRS Ventures, L.L.C.
Delaware
OHI (Connecticut), Inc.
Connecticut
OHI (Florida), Inc.
Florida
OHI (Illinois), Inc.
Illinois
OHI (Indiana), Inc.
Indiana
OHI (Iowa), Inc.
Iowa
OHI (Kansas), Inc.
Kansas
OHI Asset (CA), LLC
Delaware
OHI Asset (CO), LLC
Delaware
OHI Asset (CT) Lender, LLC
Delaware
OHI Asset (FL), LLC
Delaware
OHI Asset (FL) Lender, LLC
Delaware
OHI Asset (ID), LLC
Delaware
OHI Asset (IL), LLC
Delaware
OHI Asset (IN), LLC
Delaware
OHI Asset (LA), LLC
Delaware
OHI Asset (MI), LLC
Delaware
OHI Asset (MI/NC), LLC
Delaware
OHI Asset (MO), LLC
Delaware
OHI Asset (OH) Lender, LLC
Delaware
OHI Asset (OH) New Philadelphia, LLC
Delaware
OHI Asset (OH), LLC
Delaware
OHI Asset (PA) Trust
Maryland
OHI Asset (PA), LLC
Delaware
OHI Asset (SMS) Lender, Inc.
Maryland
OHI Asset (TX), LLC
Delaware
OHI Asset CSB LLC
Delaware
OHI Asset CSE – E, LLC
Delaware
OHI Asset CSE – U, LLC
Delaware
OHI Asset Essex (OH), LLC
Delaware
OHI Asset II (CA), LLC
Delaware
OHI Asset II (FL), LLC
Delaware
OHI Asset II (PA) Trust
Maryland
OHI Asset III (PA) Trust
Maryland
OHI Asset IV (PA) Silver Lake Trust
Maryland
OHI Asset, LLC
Delaware
OHI of Texas, Inc.
Maryland
OHI Sunshine, Inc.
Florida
OHI Tennessee, Inc.
Maryland
OHIMA, Inc.
Massachusetts
Omega (Kansas), Inc.
Kansas
Omega TRS I, Inc.
Maryland
Orange Village Care Center, Inc.
Ohio
OS Leasing Company
Kentucky
Panama City Nursing Center LLC
Delaware
Parkview – Skilled Nursing, Inc.
Texas
Pavillion North Partners, Inc.
Pennsylvania
 
 
 

 
 
Subsidiary
State or other jurisdiction of formation
Pavillion North, LLP
Pennsylvania
Pavillion Nursing Center North, Inc.
Pennsylvania
Pine Texarkana Healthcare Associates, Inc.
Texas
Reunion Texarkana Healthcare Associates, Inc.
Texas
San Augustine Healthcare Associates, Inc.
Texas
Skilled Nursing – Gaston, Inc.
Indiana
Skilled Nursing – Herrin, Inc.
Illinois
Skilled Nursing – Hicksville, Inc.
Ohio
Skilled Nursing – Paris, Inc.
Illinois
Skyler Maitland LLC
Delaware
South Athens Healthcare Associates, Inc.
Texas
St. Mary’s Properties, Inc.
Ohio
Sterling Acquisition Corp.
Kentucky
Sterling Acquisition Corp. II
Kentucky
Suwanee, LLC
Delaware
Texas Lessor – Stonegate GP, Inc.
Maryland
Texas Lessor – Stonegate, Limited, Inc.
Maryland
Texas Lessor – Stonegate, LP
Maryland
Texas Lessor – Treemont, Inc.
Maryland
The Suburban Pavilion, Inc.
Ohio
Washington Lessor – Silverdale, Inc.
Maryland
Waxahachie Healthcare Associates, Inc.
Texas
West Athens Healthcare Associates, Inc.
Texas
Wilcare, LLC
Ohio