Bennett v. Biotronik, Inc. et al

Filing 62

ORDER signed by Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 5/29/14: The Complaint and Amended Complaints in this action are dismissed without prejudice. (Kaminski, H)

1 CLAIRE M. SYLVIA (State Bar No. 138990)
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2 PHILLIPS & COHEN LLP
100 The Embarcadero, Suite 300
3 San Francisco, California 94105
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5 PETER CHATFIELD
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6 PHILLIPS & COHEN LLP
2000 Massachusetts Avenue
7 Washington, DC 20036
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9 L. TIMOTHY TERRY, admitted pro hac vice
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10 THE TERRY LAW FIRM LTD.
P.O. Box 2348
11 Carson City, NV 89702
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13 Attorneys for Qui Tam Plaintiff/Relator Max Bennett
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; THE STATES 2:10-CV-01273-KJM-EFB
16 OF CALIFORNIA, COLORADO,
CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, FLORIDA,
ORDER
17 GEORGIA, HAWAII, ILLINOIS, INDIANA,
LOUISIANA, MICHIGAN, MASSACHUSETTS,
18 MONTANA, NEVADA, NEW HAMPSHIRE,
NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK,
19 NORTH CAROLINA, OKLAHOMA, RHODE
ISLAND, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, VIRGINIA,
20 WISCONSIN, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
AND DOE STATES 1-23, ex rel. MAX
21 BENNETT,
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Plaintiffs,

vs.
BIOTRONIK, INC., WESTERN MEDICAL,
24 INC., CAESAR FONTE, AND PETER ELIA,
ROBERT N. BERKELEY, LEON FELDMAN,
25 W. JUDSON FISHER, ARJUN V. GURURAJ,
MONTY C. MORALES, WILLIAM H. RESH,
26 ROBERT C. WESLEY, AND NEVADA HEART
AND VASCULAR CENTER, LLP,
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ORDER
UPON CONSIDERATION of qui tam Plaintiff-Relator Max Bennett’s “Notice of

3 Voluntary Dismissal” and the files and records in this case, it is hereby ORDERED that:
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The Complaint and Amended Complaints in this action are dismissed without prejudice.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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ORDER