Mr. Peña is seeking damages, an injunction to prevent other similar arrangements and class-action status for the lawsuit. The lawsuit comes just one week after a federal grand jury in Denver indicted DaVita and Kent Thiry, its former CEO, on two counts of conspiring to suppress competition for senior level employees. Surgical Care Affiliates and United Surgical Partners International also face similar allegations in a separate lawsuit filed by a former director at Surgical Care Affiliates. United Surgical Partners International declined to comment on the pending litigation. Becker's has also reached out to DaVita and Surgical Care Affiliates and will update this article when more information is available.