UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA COLUMBUS DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ex rel. ) STATE OF GEORGIA, ex rel. ) ) RICHARD BARKER, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) Case No. 4-12-CV-108 ) (CDL) v. ) ) COLUMBUS REGIONAL HEALTHCARE ) SYSTEM, et al., ) ) ) Defendants. ) __________________________________________) MOTION FOR DISMISSAL Pursuant to Rule 41(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b)(1), and in accordance with the terms of the Settlement Agreement attached as Exhibit A hereto, the United States, Relator Richard Barker and Defendants Columbus Regional Healthcare System, Inc. (“CRHS”), The Medical Center, Inc. (“TMC”), including TMC d/b/a John B. Amos Cancer Center (“JBACC”), Columbus Radiation Oncology Treatment Center, LLC (“CROTC”), and Regional Oncology, LLC (“Regional Oncology”) (hereinafter “Defendants”) hereby move for entry of an order dismissing all claims asserted by Relator on behalf of the United States under the False Claims Act in the Complaint in the above-captioned action with prejudice, and further providing that the Court shall retain jurisdiction over Relator’s claim to a share of the proceeds of this action, pursuant to the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3730(d). Case 4:12-cv-00108-CDL Document 112 Filed 09/04/15 Page 1 of 3
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
COLUMBUS DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ex rel. ) STATE OF GEORGIA, ex rel. )
) RICHARD BARKER, ) )
Plaintiffs, ) ) Case No. 4-12-CV-108 ) (CDL)
v. ) )
COLUMBUS REGIONAL HEALTHCARE ) SYSTEM, et al., ) )
) Defendants. )
__________________________________________)
MOTION FOR DISMISSAL
Pursuant to Rule 41(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the qui tam
provisions of the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b)(1), and in accordance with the terms of
the Settlement Agreement attached as Exhibit A hereto, the United States, Relator Richard
Barker and Defendants Columbus Regional Healthcare System, Inc. (“CRHS”), The Medical
Center, Inc. (“TMC”), including TMC d/b/a John B. Amos Cancer Center (“JBACC”),
Columbus Radiation Oncology Treatment Center, LLC (“CROTC”), and Regional Oncology,
LLC (“Regional Oncology”) (hereinafter “Defendants”) hereby move for entry of an order
dismissing all claims asserted by Relator on behalf of the United States under the False Claims
Act in the Complaint in the above-captioned action with prejudice, and further providing that the
Court shall retain jurisdiction over Relator’s claim to a share of the proceeds of this action,
pursuant to the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3730(d).
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Respectfully submitted,
MICHAEL J. MOORE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
BY: s/ Charles W. Byrd
CHARLES W. BYRD Georgia Bar No. 100850 Assistant United States Attorney United States Attorney’s Office P.O. Box 2568 Columbus, GA 31902 Telephone: (706) 649-7700 BRITTANY F. REESE Georgia Bar No. 147337 Assistant United States Attorney United States Attorney’s Office P.O. Box 1702 Macon, GA 31202 Telephone: (478) 621-2729 DANIEL R. ANDERSON
TRACY L. HILMER BRIAN J. McCABE LAURIE A. OBEREMBT Attorneys, Civil Division, Fraud Section U.S. Department of Justice 601 D Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20004 Telephone: (202) 616-4875
ATTORNEYS FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Dated: September 4, 2015
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KING & SPALDING LLP
BY: /s/ Michael E. Paulhus L. Joseph Loveland Georgia Bar No. 459350 [email protected] Michael E. Paulhus Georgia Bar No. 567808 [email protected] Jessica J-M Hagen Georgia Bar No. 316680 [email protected] 1180 Peachtree Street Atlanta, Georgia 30309 (404) 572-4600 (telephone) (404) 572-5100 (facsimile) BROWN & ADAMS, LLC Jeffrey A. Brown State Bar No. 064441 Post Office Box 139 Columbus, Georgia 31902-0139 (760) 653-6109 ATTORNEYS FOR COLUMBUS REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC., THE MEDICAL CENTER, JOHN B. AMOS CANCER CENTER, REGIONAL ONCOLOGY, LLC, AND COLUMBUS RADIATION ONCOLOGY TREATMENT CENTER
BENNETT LAW FIRM
BY: /s/ Jamie M. Bennett
Jamie M. Bennett
8 Creek Side Court Middle River, Maryland 21229
ATTORNEY FOR RICHARD BARKER
Dated: September 4, 2015
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
COLUMBUS DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ex rel. ) STATE OF GEORGIA, ex rel. )
) RICHARD BARKER, ) )
Plaintiffs, ) ) Case No. 4-12-CV-108 ) (CDL)
v. ) )
COLUMBUS REGIONAL HEALTHCARE ) SYSTEM, et al., ) )
) Defendants. )
__________________________________________)
ORDER
Pursuant to the Motion for Dismissal filed by the United States, Relator, and Defendants
Columbus Regional Healthcare System, Inc. (“CRHS”), The Medical Center, Inc. (“TMC”),
including TMC d/b/a John B. Amos Cancer Center (“JBACC”), Columbus Radiation Oncology
Treatment Center, LLC (“CROTC”), and Regional Oncology, LLC (“Regional Oncology”)
(hereinafter “Defendants”), and the United States having represented that such dismissal is in the
best interests of the United States, pursuant to the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b)(1), the
Court rules as follows:
IT IS ORDERED that,
1. all claims in this action against defendants under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C.
§§ 3729-3733, are dismissed with prejudice and this order of dismissal is a
judgment on all such claims; and
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2. the Court shall retain jurisdiction over Relator’s claim to a share of the proceeds
of this action, pursuant to the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3730(d).
IT IS SO ORDERED,
This _____ day of _____________, 2015.
____________________________________ CLAY D. LAND CHIEF U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
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