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CUSIP NO. 874121-10-6                            Page   1    of   11   Pages
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                 TALBERT MEDICAL MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS CORPORATION
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                                (Name of Issuer)


                           Common Stock, No Par Value
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   874121-10-6
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                 Bruce Berkowitz
                             100 Jericho Quadrangle
                                    Suite 212
                             Jericho, New York 11753
                                 (212) 319-4100

                                -with copies to-

                            Joseph F. Mazzella, Esq.
                             Lane Altman & Owens LLP
                               101 Federal Street
                           Boston, Massachusetts 02110
                                 (617) 345-9800

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       (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive
                          Notices and Communications)

                                  May 20, 1997
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             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the  acquisition  which is the subject of this  Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement. (A fee is not
required  only if the  reporting  person:  (1) has a previous  statement on file
reporting  beneficial  ownership  of more  than  five  percent  of the  class of
securities  described  in Item 1;  and (2) has  filed  no  amendment  subsequent
thereto reporting  beneficial  ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.) [X]

NOTE: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed with
the  Commission.  See Rule  13-d(a)  for other  parties to whom copies are to be
sent.

*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for  any  subsequent   amendment   containing   information  which  would  alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).





                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No.       874121-10-6                  PAGE    2    OF    11   PAGES
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1   Name of Reporting Person

    S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person   Joel M. Greenblatt

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2   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group*                   (a) _

                                                                        (b) x
                                                                            --
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3   SEC Use Only
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4   Source of Funds* AF, PF

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5   Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceeding is Required Pursuant
    to Items 2(d) or 2(e)                                                  --

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6   Citizenship or Place of Organization   USA

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  Number of        7     Sole Voting Power           111,797

  Shares           -------------------------------------------------------------
  
  Beneficially     8     Shared Voting Power          99,434

  Owned by         -------------------------------------------------------------
  
  Each             9     Sole Dispositive Power      111,797

  Reporting        -------------------------------------------------------------
       
  Person With      10    Shared Dispositive Power     99,434


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11  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person     211,231

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12  Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares* _

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13  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)      7.3%

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14  Type of Reporting Person*     IN

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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
          INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
      (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.






                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No.      874121-10-6                      PAGE    3    OF     11    PAGES
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1   Name of Reporting Person


    S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person   Daniel L. Nir

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2   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group*                   (a) _

                                                                        (b) x
                                                                            --
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3   SEC Use Only

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4   Source of Funds* AF, PF

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5   Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceeding is Required Pursuant
    to Items 2(d) or 2(e)                                                  --

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6   Citizenship or Place of Organization   USA

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  Number of        7     Sole Voting Power            12,247

  Shares           -------------------------------------------------------------
  
  Beneficially     8     Shared Voting Power          99,434

  Owned by         -------------------------------------------------------------
  
  Each             9     Sole Dispositive Power       12,247

  Reporting        -------------------------------------------------------------
       
  Person With      10    Shared Dispositive Power     99,434


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11  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person     111,681

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12  Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares* _

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13  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)      3.87%

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14  Type of Reporting Person*     IN

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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
          INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
      (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.




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ITEM 1. SECURITY AND ISSUER

         Securities acquired:  Common Stock, no par value

         Issuer:  Talbert Medical Management Holdings Corporation
                  3540 Howard Way
                  Costa Mesa, CA 92626-1417


ITEM 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND

     (a) This Schedule is being filed jointly by Joel M.  Greenblatt  and Daniel
L.  Nir  (hereinafter  sometimes  collectively  referred  to as  the  "Reporting
Persons")  individually  and in their  capacities as controlling  persons of the
following entities:

   (i) Alfred  Partners,  L.L.C.,  a Delaware limited liability company ("Alfred
LLC"); and

   (i) Gotham  Capital   II,  L.P.,  a  Delaware  limited  partnership  ("Gotham
III").

     (b), (c) and (f) Each of the Reporting Persons and other entities described
above has a business address of 100 Jericho Quadrangle,  Suite 212, Jericho, New
York 11753.

     Joel M.  Greenblatt  and  Daniel  L. Nir are each  United  States  citizens
residing  in the State of New York whose  principal  occupations  are as General
Partners of Gotham III and Managing Members of Alfred LLC.

     Gotham III is a  privately  owned  investment  partnership  which is in the
business of  purchasing,  for investment  and trading  purposes,  securities and
other financial instruments.

     Alfred LLC is a privately  owned  Delaware  limited  liability  company the
principal  business  of which is to invest  in  securities  and other  financial
instruments and to act as General Partner of Alfred Partners, L.P., an affiliate
of Gotham III.

     (d) No events have  occurred  which would be required to be reported  under
the provisions of this Item.

     (e) No events have  occurred  which would be required to be reported  under
the provisions of this Item.

ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS

     The  source  of the funds  used by each of  Messrs.  Greenblatt  and Nir to
purchase  Common  Stock of the Issuer on behalf of Gotham III and Alfred LLC was
working  capital  and margin  borrowing  through  Speer Leeds and  Kellogg.  The
approximate aggregate amount of funds of Gotham III used to purchase such Common
Stock was  $3,523,017.08  (exclusive  of  commissions  and other  expenses,  but
inclusive of $1,533,360.01 used to acquire  transferable rights to subscribe for
shares of Common  Stock of the Issuer for  $21.50  per share  ("Rights"),  which
rights were  distributed  to the  partners  of Gotham III prior to the  exercise
thereof).  The  approximate  aggregate  amount  of funds of  Alfred  LLC used to
purchase  Common  Stock  of the  Issuer  (exclusive  of  commissions  and  other
expenses)  was  $2,245,113.67,  including  $637,273.94  used to acquire  Rights,
$623,220.50  used to acquire shares of Common Stock upon exercise of such Rights
on May 20, 1997, and $984,619.22 used to acquire shares of Common Stock directly
in open market  purchases.  The portion of funds used as  described  above which
were provided by margin  borrowing is not readily  determinable  and varies from
time to time as a result of varying  margin account  availability  and unrelated
ongoing transactions in Gotham III's and Alfred LLC's accounts.  Working capital
was  provided by capital  contributions  of partners  and  internally  generated
funds.



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     The source of funds used by each of Messrs.  Greenblatt and Nir to purchase
Rights and Common  Stock of the Issuer for their own  accounts,  and to exercise
such Rights,  were personal assets in the approximate  amounts of  $2,259,725.18
and $152,878.50. In addition, each of Messrs. Greenblatt and Nir received Rights
from Gotham III as part of a distribution  to partners on May 16, 1997.  Messrs.
Greenblatt and Nir  subsequently  exercised the Rights received from Gotham III,
using additional personal assets in the approximate amounts of $1,029,140.50 and
$170,495, respectively.


ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF THE TRANSACTION

     For each of the  Reporting  Persons,  the  purpose  of the  acquisition  of
securities  of the Issuer is  investment.  Except as otherwise  set forth below,
neither of the Reporting Persons nor any of the entities controlled thereby have
any current plans or proposals which would result in any of the following:

         1)   acquisition by any person of additional  securities of the Issuer,
              or the  disposition  of  securities  of the Issuer except for open
              market or privately  negotiated purchases or sales of the Issuer's
              securities  at  times  and  prices  determined  by the  investment
              objectives of each of the Reporting Persons;

         2)   any  extraordinary  corporate  transaction,   such  as  a  merger,
              reorganization or liquidation,  involving the Issuer or any of its
              subsidiaries;

         3)   any sale or transfer of a material  amount of assets of the Issuer
              or any of its subsidiaries;

         4)   any change in the present  board of  directors  or managers of the
              Issuer;

         5)   any  material  change in the  present  capitalization  or dividend
              policy of the Issuer;

         6)   any other  material  change in the Issuer's  business or corporate
              structure;

         7)   any  change  in  the  Issuer's  charter,  by-laws  or  instruments
              corresponding  thereto  or other  actions  which  may  impede  the
              acquisition of control of the Issuer by any person;

         8)   causing a class of  securities of the Issuer to be delisted from a
              national securities exchange;

         9)   causing a class of securities of the Issuer to become eligible for
              termination of  registration  pursuant to Section  12(g)(4) of the
              Securities Exchange Act of 1934; or

         10)  any action similar to any of those enumerated above.


ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

              (a)  The  beneficial  ownership  by each of Joel M. Greenblatt and
Daniel L. Nir of Common Stock of the Issuer as of the date hereof is as follows:






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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>



  No. of Shares Deemed                
to be Beneficially Owned:          Nature of Ownership              Percentage of Class
- -------------------------         --------------------              -------------------
<S>                               <C>                                        <C>

         52,234                   The record  ownership  and  economic        1.81%
                                  interest  in such  shares is held by
                                  Alfred LLC.  Messrs.  Greenblatt and
                                  Nir are  managing  members of Alfred
                                  LLC and, therefore, may be deemed to
                                  have indirect  beneficial  ownership
                                  of,    and    shared    voting   and
                                  dispositive  power with  respect to,
                                  such shares.


                      
        47,200                    The record  ownership  and  economic        1.64%
                                  interest  in such  shares is held by
                                  Gotham III.  Messrs.  Greenblatt and
                                  Nir are  general  partners of Gotham
                                  III and, therefore, may be deemed to
                                  have indirect  beneficial  ownership
                                  of,    and    shared    voting   and
                                  dispositive  power with  respect to,
                                  such shares.


        111,797                   The record  ownership  and  economic        3.87%
                                  interest  in such  shares is held by
                                  Mr. Greenblatt individually,  and he
                                  has  sole  voting  and   dispositive
                                  power with respect thereto.  Mr. Nir
                                  disclaims  beneficial  ownership  of
                                  all such shares.


         12,247                   The record  ownership  and  economic        0.42%
                                  interest  in such  shares is held by
                                  Mr.  Nir  individually,  and  he has
                                  sole  voting and  dispositive  power
                                  with respect thereto. Mr. Greenblatt
                                  disclaims  beneficial  ownership  of
                                  all such shares.

      ==========                                                         =========
         223,478                                                             7.74%


</TABLE>





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     Under Section 13(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and  the  rules  and  regulations  thereunder,   as  a  result  of  the  control
relationships and individual holdings described above, Joel M. Greenblatt may be
deemed to be the beneficial  owner of 211,231 shares (7.32%) of the Common Stock
of the Issuer.

     Under Section 13(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and  the  rules  and  regulations  thereunder,   as  a  result  of  the  control
relationships  and individual  holdings  described  above,  Daniel L. Nir may be
deemed to be the  beneficial owner of 111,681 shares (3.87%) of the Common Stock
of the Issuer.

     The number of shares  beneficially  owned and the percentage of outstanding
shares  represented  thereby,  for  each  of the  Reporting  Persons  and  other
entities,  have been computed in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  The percentages of ownership  described above
are based on the  2,886,118  outstanding  shares of Common  Stock of the  Issuer
reported in the Issuer's  Prospectus  dated April 21, 1997.  It does not include
common  equivalent  shares  resulting  from  options  granted in  September  and
November, 1996.

     (b) Alfred LLC and Gotham III each have the sole power to vote and  dispose
of the Common Stock of the Issuer  beneficially  owned by them.  Such voting and
dispositive  power may be  exercised  on behalf  of Alfred  LLC by its  Managing
Members and on behalf of Gotham III by either of its general partners. Both Joel
M.  Greenblatt and Daniel L. Nir are the general  partners of Gotham III and the
managing members of Alfred LLC. Therefore,  Joel M. Greenblatt and Daniel L. Nir
may be deemed to each have shared voting and  dispositive  power over the 99,434
shares  (3.45%) of the  Common  Stock of the  Issuer  beneficially  owned in the
aggregate by Gotham III and Alfred LLC.

     In  addition,  Messrs.  Greenblatt  and  Nir  each  have  sole  voting  and
dispositive power over the 111,797 (3.87%) and 12,247 (0.42%) respectively owned
by them for their own accounts.

     (c)  Transactions  in the securities of the Issuer reported on herein which
have been  effected  in the past  sixty  days by the  Reporting  Persons  are as
follows (all such transactions were open market  acquisitions of Common Stock or
Rights except as otherwise indicated):






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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


      Reporting                                 No. of Shares/      Price Per Share/          
        Person                 Date                Rights                Right                Total
        ------                ------               ------                -----                ------   
<S>                           <C>                  <C>                  <C>               <C>   

     Alfred, LLC              4/21/97              16,500(a)            18.4834            $304,976.10
                              4/21/97              11,066(a)            21.0824            $233,297.84
                              4/23/97               3,000(a)            19.8125            $ 59,437.50
                              4/24/97                 500(a)            19.8750            $  9,937.50
                              4/24/97               1,500(a)            19.7500            $ 29,625.00
                               5/9/97              (3,021)(b)           (14.000)           ($42,294.00)
                              5/20/97                (558)(b)           (14.000)            ($7,182.00)
                              5/20/97              28,987(d)            21.5000            $623,220.50
                              5/21/97               1,700               40.2500            $ 68,425.00
                              5/21/97               2,400               41.6429            $ 99,942.96
                              5/21/97               8,500               41.0000            $348,500.00
                              5/22/97               1,700               41.6250            $ 70,762.50
                              5/22/97               3,300               43.5625            $143,756.25
                              5/28/97               2,000               44.1250            $ 88,250.00
                              5/29/97               3,647               45.2379            $164,982.62

      Gotham III              4/21/97              40,000(a)            18.4834            $739,336.00
                              4/21/97              26,863(a)            21.0824            $566,336.51
                              4/23/97               7,000(a)            19.8125            $138,687.50
                              4/24/97               1,000(a)            19.8750            $ 19,875.00
                              4/24/97               3,500(a)            19.7500            $ 69,125.00
                               5/9/97               3,021(c)             14.000            $ 42,294.00
                              5/16/97             (81,384)(b)          (14.1250)        ($1,149,549.00)
                              5/21/97               2,000               37.2528            $ 74,505.60
                              5/21/97               3,300               40.2500            $132,825.00
                              5/21/97               4,600               41.6429            $191,557.34
                              5/21/97              16,500               41.0000            $676,500.00
                              5/22/97               3,300               41.6250            $137,362.50
                              5/22/97               6,300               43.5625            $274,443.75
                              5/27/97               1,000               44.3750            $ 44,375.00
                              5/28/97               3,000               44.1250            $132,375.00
                              5/29/97               7,200               45.2379            $325,712.88

    Joel M. Greenblatt        5/15/97              17,800(a)            14.0000            $249,200.00
                              5/15/97              16,000(a)            13.8523            $221,637.00
                              5/16/97              47,867(e)            14.1250            $676,121.37
                              5/19/97               2,818(a)            13.8750            $ 39,100.00
                              5/19/97              15,882(a)            13.9769            $221,981.00
                              5/20/97              11,000(a)            13.9375            $153,313.00
                              5/20/97             111,797(d)            21.5000          $2,403,635.50

    Daniel L. Nir             5/16/97               7,930(e)            14.1250            $112,011.25
                              5/19/97               3,000(a)            13.8750            $ 41,625.00
                              5/20/97               1,317(a)            14.0000            $ 18,438.00
                              5/20/97              12,247(d)            21.5000            $263,310.50

</TABLE>



(a) Acquisition of Rights to subscribe for Common Stock
(b) Distribution of Rights to partners/members
(c) Contribution of Rights from Partner 
(d) Shares of Common Stock acquired upon exercise of Rights
(e) Rights received as partner in distribution from partnership





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              (d) Not Applicable.

              (e) Not Applicable.

ITEM 6. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT 
        TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

              Not Applicable.

ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS

              Exhibit A.  Agreement of Joint Filing






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After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief,  we each
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct. This statement may be executed in multiple counterparts,  each of which
shall  be  deemed  an  original  and  all of  which  shall  constitute  one  (1)
instrument.


                                  /s/ Joel M. Greenblatt 
                                      -------------------------------------     
                                      Joel M. Greenblatt


                                  /s/ Daniel L. Nir
                                      -------------------------------------
                                      Daniel L. Nir


Date: May 30, 1997











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                                    EXHIBIT A

                            AGREEMENT OF JOINT FILING
                TALBERT MEDICAL MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS CORPORATION.
                           COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE



     In accordance with Rule 13D-1(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended,  the  undersigned  hereby confirm the agreement by and among them to
the joint filing on behalf of each of them of a Statement  on Schedule  13D, and
any and all amendments thereto, with respect to the above-referenced  securities
and that this Agreement be included as an Exhibit to such filing.

     This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts  each of which
shall be deemed to be an original and all of which  together  shall be deemed to
constitute one and the same Agreement.

     WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereby execute this Agreement on this 30th
day of May, 1997.



                                              /s/ Daniel L.  Nir
                                                  -----------------------------
                                                  Daniel L. Nir



                                              /s/ Joel M. Greenblatt
                                                  -----------------------------
                                                  Joel M. Greenblatt



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