Opinion
18 CIVIL 11117 (PAE)
07-02-2020
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ex rel. BRUTUS TRADING, LLC, Plaintiffs, v. STANDARD CHARTERED BANK, STANDARD CHARTERED PLC, and STANDARD CHARTERED TRADE SERVICES CORPORATION, Defendants.
JUDGMENT
It is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED: That for the reasons stated in the Court's Opinion & Order dated July 2, 2020, the Court finds that at least two of the reasons proffered by the Government in support of dismissal qualify as "valid government purpose[s]" and that the Government has articulated "a rational relation between dismissal and accomplishment of th[ose] purpose[s]." Sequoia Orange, 151 F.3d at 1145. The Court further finds that relator has not carried its burden of showing that either, let alone both, of these reasons "is fraudulent, arbitrary and capricious, or illegal." Id. The Government's motion to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint is granted; accordingly, this case is closed. Dated: New York, New York
July 2, 2020
RUBY J. KRAJICK
Clerk of Court
BY: /s/ _________
Deputy Clerk