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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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Order (Case No. 2:13-CV 0146-MCE-KJN) 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, and the 

STATES OF ARKANSAS, CALIFORNIA, 

COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, 

DELAWARE, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, 

HAWAII, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, LOUISIANA, 

MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, 

MINNESOTA, MONTANA, NEVADA, NEW 

JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK, 

NORTH CAROLINA, OKLAHOMA, 

RHODE ISLAND, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, 

VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN and the 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ex rel.

DARLENE ERVIN,

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

OMNICARE, INC.,

Defendant. 

Case No. 2:13-CV-0146-MCE-KJN 

ORDER 

[PURSUANT TO THE FALSE CLAIMS 

ACT 31 U.S.C. § 3730(B)(2), (3)] 

Pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the states of 

Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, 

Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New 

Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Tennessee, 

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Order (Case No. 2:13-CV 0146-MCE-KJN) 

Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, the District of Columbia (collectively, the “States”), filed a 

Stipulation of Dismissal with prejudice as to all state claims stated in the Covered 

Conduct provision of the State Settlement Agreements executed by the States and 

Omnicare, Inc. Upon due consideration of the Stipulation and the papers on file in this 

action, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, 

1. All state claims asserted against Omnicare, Inc., that were stated in the 

Covered Conduct provisions of the State Settlement Agreements executed 

by the States and Omnicare, Inc. shall be dismissed with prejudice as to the 

Plaintiff States. 

2. Relator's claims of retaliation against Omnicare under the state laws of 

California are not dismissed and will remain pending until further order of 

this Court. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: November 3, 2016 

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