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Nature of Suit Code: 375
Nature of Suit: False Claims Act
Cause of Action: 31:3729 False Claims Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES, ex rel. LINDAY 

KUNTZ and CATHY RUDNICK, bringing 

this action on behalf of the UNITED 

STATES OF AMERICA, and LINDSAY 

KUNTZ, individually,

Plaintiffs,

v.

BARD COLLEGE,

Defendant.

No. 1:13-cv-00866-DAD-SMS

ORDER DISMISSING CLAIMS ONE 

THROUGH FOUR OF THIS ACTION

(Doc. Nos. 31, 32)

On March 9, 2016, plaintiff United States, relators Lindsay Kuntz and Cathy Rudnick, and 

defendant Bard College filed a joint stipulation dismissing claims one through three of this action 

with prejudice, in accordance with the terms of their settlement agreement. (Doc. No. 31.) In 

light of the parties’ stipulation, claims one through three of the complaint have been terminated, 

see Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(ii); Wilson v. City of San Jose, 111 F.3d 688, 692 (9th Cir. 1997), 

and are hereby DISMISSED with prejudice.

On March 10, 2016, plaintiff Lindsay Kuntz filed a notice of voluntary dismissal of claim 

four, for retaliation under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3730(h), with prejudice pursuant to 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(i). (Doc. No. 32.) Defendant Bard College has not 

served an answer nor filed a motion for summary judgment in this action. In light of this, claim 

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four of the complaint has terminated, see Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i); Wilson, 111 F.3d at 692, 

and is DISMISSED with prejudice.

Accordingly, all claims in the complaint have now been dismissed with prejudice. (See

Doc. No. 1.) However, relators, the United States, and Bard College have agreed that this court 

shall retain jurisdiction over relaters’ claims for reasonable expenses necessarily incurred, plus 

reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, under 31 U.S.C. § 3730(d)(1), as well as any disputes 

between the United States and relators regarding relators’ claim for a share of the proceeds of the 

settlement. (Doc. Nos. 32, 32.) For these purposes, and pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, this 

case shall remain open until such time as such issues are fully and finally resolved.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 11, 2016 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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