United States of America et al v. MDLIVE, INC. et al

Filing 13

ORDER DISMISSING CASE without prejudice and the Court Directs the Clerk of Court to Unseal Realtor's Notice of Dismissal without prejudice, Terminate all pending motion, and Close this case. Signed by District Judge R. Stan Baker on 6/28/2022. (ca)

Case 4:21-cv-00161-RSB-CLR Document 13 Filed 06/28/22 Page 1 of 2

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
SAVANNAH DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ex rel.
ADAM DALE PEARSON,
Plaintiff,

CIVIL ACTION NO.: 4:21-cv-161

v.
MD LIVE, INC., et al.,
Defendants.

ORDER
The United States of America (hereinafter, “the Government”) recently filed a notice of
election to decline intervention in the above-captioned qui tam action, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. §§
3730(b)(3) and (4) of the False Claims Act (“FCA”). (Doc. 6.) Two days after the Government
filed its notice of election, Relator Adam Dale Pearson filed a Notice of Dismissal Without
Prejudice, citing Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(i), as no opposing party has served
an answer or motion for summary judgment. 1 (Doc. 8.) Accordingly, this case is DISMISSED
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WITHOUT PREJUDICE and the Court DIRECTS the Clerk of Court to UNSEAL Relator’s

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In a proposed order submitted in conjunction with its recently-granted Motion to Lift Seal, the Government
indicated that it “has already consented” to voluntary dismissal without prejudice by the Relator. (Doc. 71, p. 2.)

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Notice of Dismissal Without Prejudice, 2 (id.), TERMINATE all pending motions, (docs. 8, 12),
and CLOSE this case.
SO ORDERED, this 28th day of June, 2022.

R. STAN BAKER
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA

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Relator’s Notice of Dismissal was filed after the Government filed its Motion to Unseal case, in which
the Government requested that the seal be lifted as to “all subsequent filings in this case.” (Doc. 7., p. 1.)
The Motion to Unseal was recently granted by the Court. (Doc. 9.) Additionally, the United States and the
Relator have filed a Joint Motion to Lift Seal on the Notice of Dismissal, (doc. 12), indicating they agree it
should be unsealed.
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