Opinion
7:21-CV-00017 (WLS)
09-19-2024
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ex rel. CHANDRA MERRITT, Plaintiffs, v. AMEDISYS, INC., et al Defendants.
ORDER
W. LOUIS SANDS, SR. JUDGE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
Before the Court is the Parties' “Joint Motion to Dismiss This Action” (Doc. 92), filed on September 17, 2024. Therein, the Parties seek dismissal of the above-captioned case with prejudice as to Plaintiff-Relator and without prejudice as to the United States. (Id.) The Parties state that Plaintiff-Relator has consulted with counsel for the United States in accordance with the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b)(1), and that counsel for the United States represented the United States' consent to the dismissal of this action. (Id.) Subsequently, on September 18, 2024, Counsel for the United States filed the United States of America's Notice of Consent to Dismissal (Doc. 93), notifying the Court of the Attorney General's consent to the dismissal of the case without prejudice to the rights of the United States. (Id.)
Upon consideration thereof, it is hereby ORDERED that the Parties' Joint Motion (Doc. 92) is ACCEPTED and GRANTED. The Court, therefore, orders that all Plaintiff-Relator's claims against Defendants are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE as to Plaintiff-Relator and DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE as to the United States. It is further ORDERED that Defendant Amedisys Inc.'s Motion for Protective Order (Doc. 73), Defendant Graham's Motion in Limine (Doc. 75), and Plaintiff-Relator's Motion for Hearing (Doc. 76) are DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE AS MOOT.
SO ORDERED