Rigsby et al v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company et al

Filing 319

ORDER: Granting 284 Relators' Motion to Dismiss ONLY Defendants E. A. Renfroe & Company, Inc., Gene Renfroe, and Jana Renfroe, WITH PREJUDICE as to Relators, and WITHOUT PREJUDICE as to the United States of America ; each party shall bear its own costs; ORDER finding as moot 115 Motion to Dismiss; finding as moot 179 Motion to Dismiss; finding as moot 181 Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by District Judge L. T. Senter, Jr on 5/18/2009. (Peters, Catherine)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI SOUTHERN DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ex rel. CORI RIGSBY AND KERRY RIGSBY V.

PLAINTIFFS

CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:06cv433-LTS-RHW DEFENDANTS

STATE FARM MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, et al.

ORDER On Ap r il 2 8, 2 009, th is Co u r t entered an [2 86] Order dis m is s ing Co u nt V o f th e Am ended Co m p laint as to defendants E. A. Renfro e & Co m p any, Inc., Gene Renfro e, and J ana Renf r o e (co llectively Renfro e) . Acco r ding to th e p ar ties , it w as no t neces s ar y th at th e United States co ns ent to th e dis m is s al o f th is p ar ticu lar co u nt. On th e s am e day, th e Co u r t entered an [2 87] Order as s o ciated w ith th e Relato r s [2 84] m o tio n to vo l u ntar ily dis m is s Co u nts I th r o u g h IV o f th e Am ended Co m p laint as to Renfro e. Th e g o ver nm ent s co ns ent to th e dis m is s al o f th es e co u nts is req u ir ed. Th e Co u r t allo w ed th e United States fifteen (15) days fro m Ap r il 2 8 to m ak e any o b jectio n to Renfro e s dis m is s al. If no tim ely o b jectio n w er e m ade, it w o u ld b e deem ed th at th e United States co ns ented to th e r eq u es ted relief. On May 14, 2 009, th e United States filed its [313] No tice o f Co ns ent to th e dis m i s s al o f Renf r o e. Th e co ns ent is co nditio ned o n th e dis m is s al b eing w ith o u t p r eju dice to th e United States . Acco r ding ly, IT IS ORDERED: Th e Relato r s [2 84] Mo tio n to Dis m is s Co u nt s I Th r o u g h IV o f th e Am ended Co m p laint as to defendants E. A. Renfro e & Co m p any, Inc.. Gene Renfro e, and J ana Renfro e is GRANTED. Th e Co u r t h er eb y dis m i s s es WITH PREJUDICE as to Relato r s and WITHOUT PREJUDICE as to th e United States o f Am er ica all claim s as s er ted ag ains t defendants E. A. Renf r o e & Co m p any, Inc., Gene Renfro e, and J ana Renfro e u nder 31 U.S.C. § 372 9( a) . Each p ar ty s h al l b ear its o w n co s t s and atto r neys fees ; In lig h t o f th e dis m is s al o f th es e defendants , th e fo llo w ing m o tio ns are rendered MOOT: [115], [179], and [181].

SO ORDERED th is th e 18th day o f May, 2 009.

s / L. T. Senter, J r . L. T. SENTER, J R. SENIOR J UDGE