Payne et al v. Adventist Health System-Sunbelt, Inc. et al

Filing 69

ORDER re 66 Case Settlement Notice. This matter is dismissed without prejudice and shall be administratively closed. Should the parties wish to administratively reopen this matter to file a motion for entry or judgment or stipulation of dismissal, they should do so no later than 14 days from entry of this order.. Signed by Chief Judge Frank D. Whitney on 1/31/2017. (chh)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE DIVISION
DOCKET NOS. 3:12-CV-00856-FDW-DSC
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ex rel.
MICHAEL PAYNE, MELISSA CHURCH,
and GLORIA PRYOR, et al,

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Plaintiffs,
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vs.
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ADVENTIST HEALTH SYSTEM)
SUNBELT, INC., et al,
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Defendants.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, and the
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, STATE
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OF ILLINOIS, STATE OF FLORIDA, and
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STATE OF TEXAS, ex rel. SHERRY
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DORSEY,
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Plaintiffs,
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vs.
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ADVENTIST HEALTH SYSTEM)
SUNBELT HEALTHCARE CORPORATION, )
et al,
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Defendants.
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ORDER

THIS MATTER is before the Court on the Plaintiffs’ Notice of Settlement (Doc.
No. 66), filed March 30, 2016. In that filing, Plaintiffs notified the Court that they had
“settled the issue of relator share with the United States and with the states.” (Doc. No. 66,
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p. 1). The filing further indicated the “Relators have no issues from the mediation
outstanding.” (Doc. No. 66, p. 2). When the Notice of Settlement was filed, the Court
issued a notice on the docket indicating “COURT NOTICE to the Parties: Agreement for
entry of judgment or a stipulation of dismissal to be filed within 30 days or the Court will
dismiss the case without prejudice.” To date, the parties have not filed a motion for entry
of judgment or stipulation of dismissal, and the thirty-day deadline for doing so has long
expired.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that pursuant to the parties’ notice of settlement,
this matter is dismissed without prejudice and shall be administratively closed. Should the
parties wish to administratively reopen this matter to file a motion for entry or judgment or
stipulation of dismissal, they should do so no later than fourteen (14) days from entry of
this order.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Signed: January 31, 2017

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