Opinion
2:19-CV-0386-TOR
07-08-2022
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ex rel.; JULIE HIGDON, individually and as owner and agent of SIMPLIFIED PRACTICE SOLUTIONS, ex rel.; SHELLEY BAKKEN, individually and as owner and agent of SIMPLIFIED PRACTICE SOLUTIONS, ex rel.; SIMPLIFIED PRACTICE SOLUTIONS, a Washington corporation; WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, ex rel.; JULIE HIGDON, SHELLEY BAKKEN and SIMPLIFIED PRACTICE SOLUTIONS, as relators, Plaintiffs, v. A BRIEF COUNSELING CENTER, P.S., a Washington corporation d/b/a HEALTHY COUNSELING CENTER; DR. RAY SMITH and JANE DOE SMITH, individually and as to their marital community; DR. RAY SMITH, as owner and agent of A BRIEF COUNSELING CENTER, P.S.; HOLLY MEGINNISS and JOHN DOE MEGINNISS, individually, as their marital community, and as a partner and agent of A BRIEF COUNSELING CENTER, P.S.; THEORDORE SNEED and JANE DOE SNEED, individually, as their marital community, and as a partner and agent of A BRIEF COUNSELING CENTER, P.S.; PATRICE GRYPHON-CODD and JOHN DOE GRYPHON-CODD, individually, as their marital community, and as a partner and agent of A BRIEF COUNSELING CENTER, P.S.; MATTHEW ARQUETTE, d/b/a ARQUETTE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, a Washington sole proprietorship; and JOHN/JANE DOES 1-99, Defendants.
ORDER OF DISMISSAL
THOMAS O. RICE United States District Judge
BEFORE THE COURT is the Stipulated motion for FRCP 41(a)(1) Voluntary Dismissal. ECF No. 21. According to the motion, the remaining parties have reached a Settlement Agreement resolving the above action. The remaining parties have resolved Relators' claim to entitlement to attorney fees, expenses, and costs, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. § 3730(d) and Relators' claims for retaliation pursuant to 31 U.S.C. § 3730(h) and RCW 74.66.090. The parties agree that this action should be dismissed with prejudice. The Court has reviewed the record and files herein and is fully informed.
ACCORDINGLY, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:
1. Pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1) and the parties' stipulation, this action is DISMISSED with prejudice and without an award of attorney fees, expenses, or costs.
2. All deadlines and hearings are VACATED.
The District Court Executive is directed to enter this Order and Judgment of Dismissal, furnish copies to counsel, and CLOSE the file.