UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ET AL V. MEDTRONIC, INC.

Filing 38

OPINION/ORDER THAT THE MOTION TO DISMISS (DOC. NO. 30) IS GRANTED AND THE CLAIMS ASSERTED AGAINST THE DEFENDANT, MEDTRONIC, INC., ARE DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. SIGNED BY HONORABLE EDWARD G. SMITH ON 6/19/17. 6/20/17 ENTERED AND COPIES E-MAILED. (ky, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
CALIFORNIA, COLORADO,
CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE,
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, FLORIDA,
GEORGIA, HAWAII, ILLINOIS,
INDIANA, IOWA, LOUISIANA,
MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS,
MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MONTANA,
NEVADA, NEW JERSEY, NEW
MEXICO, NEW YORK, NORTH
CAROLINA, OKLAHOMA, NORTH
CAROLINA, RHODE ISLAND,
TENNESSEE, TEXAS,
VIRGINIA, and WISCONSIN, ex rel.
CATHLEEN FORNEY,
Plaintiffs/Relator,
v.
MEDTRONIC, INC.,
Defendant.

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CIVIL ACTION NO. 15-6264

ORDER
AND NOW, this 19th day of June, 2017, after considering the motion to dismiss of the
defendant, Medtronic, Inc. (Doc. No. 30), the response in opposition to the motion of the relator,
Cathleen Forney (Doc. No. 31), the defendant’s reply memorandum in further support of the
motion to dismiss (Doc. No. 34), the amended complaint (Doc. No. 17), and the argument of
counsel before the court on June 1, 2017; and for the reasons set forth in the separately filed
memorandum opinion, it is hereby ORDERED that the motion to dismiss (Doc. No. 30) is
GRANTED and the claims asserted against the defendant, Medtronic, Inc., are DISMISSED
WITHOUT PREJUDICE.

The relator may file a second amended complaint within fourteen (14) days of the date of
this order.

BY THE COURT:

/s/ Edward G. Smith
EDWARD G. SMITH, J.

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