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Parties Involved:
Covidien, Inc.
Defendant
Erin Hayes
Plaintiff
Richard Ponder
Plaintiff
State of California
Plaintiff
United States of America
Plaintiff

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JOSEPH H. HUNT

Assistant Attomey General

DAVrD L. ANDERSON (CABN 149604)

United States Attorney

SARA WTNSLOW (DCBN 4s7643)

Chiel Civil Division

KTMBERLY FRIDAY (MABN 660544)

Assistant United States Attorney

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055

San Francisco, Californ ia 9 4102

Telephone: (415) 436-7 102

Fax: (415) 436-6748

e-mai I : kimberly.friday@usdoj. gov

MICHAEL D. GRANSTON

TRACY L. HILMER

AMY D. KOSSAK

Attorneys, Civil Division

United States Department of Justice

Ben Franklin Station, Box 261

Washington, D.C.20044

Telephone: (202) 61 6-2856

Fax: (202) 305-7797

e-mail : Amy.D. Kossak@usdoj.gov

Attorneys forthe United States of America

LTNITED STATES OF AMERICA and the

STATE OF CALIFORNIA ex rel.

ERIN HAYES and RICHARD PONDER

Plaintiffs,

v.

COVIDIEN, INIC., a corporation,

Defendant.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

CASE NO. C 14-I5I1 EDL

JOINT STIPULATION OF VOLUNTARY

DISMISSAL; [PROPOSED] ORDER

Pursuant to Rule 4l (a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the qui tam provisions

of the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. $ 3730(b)(1), and in accordance with and subject to al

JOINT STIPULATION OF VOLLTNTARY DISMISSAL; PROPOSED ORDER

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of the terms and conditions of the settlement agreement among the United States, the State of

California, the State of Florida, Relators Erin Hayes, Richard Ponder, and Shawnea Howerton,

and Covidien LP1, (the "settlement Agreement"), the United States, the State of California, and

Relators Erin Hayes and Richard Ponder ("the Hayes Relators"), hereby stipulate, through their

undersigned counsel, as follows:

l. As to the United States, the claims against Covidien LP are dismissed with

prejudice as to the Covered Conduct released in the Settlement Agreement and subject to all of

the terms of the Settlement Agreement, and otherwise without prejudice.

2. As to the State of California, the claims against Covidien LP are dismissed with

prejudice as to the Covered Conduct released in the Settlement Agreement (including any

supplemental state law claims) and subject to all of the terms of the Settlement Agreement, and

otherwise without prejudice.

3. As to the Hayes Relators, this action is dismissed with prejudice, subject to all of

the terms of the Settlement Agreement and subject to all of the terms of a separate agreement

between the Hayes Relators and Covidien LP, which resolves the Hayes Relators' claims

pursuant to 3l U.S.C. $ 3730(h).

4. According to the terms of the Settlement Agreement, this Court retains

jurisdiction over any disputes that may arise regarding compliance with the Settlement

Agreement.

5. A copy of the Settlement Agreement will be provided to the Court upon request.

IT IS SO STIPULATED

I Covidien LP was erroneously named as Covidien, Inc. in the complaint.

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DATED: 2019

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JOSEPH H. HUNT

Assistant Attomey General

DAVID L. ANDERSON

United States Attorney

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Assistant United Attorney

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for State of Califgrnia

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General

Bureau of

MICHAEL D. GRANSTON

TRACY L. HILMER

AMY D. KOSSAK

Attorneys, Civil Division

United States Department of Justice

Ben Franklin Station, Box 261

Washington, D.C. 20044

Telephone : (202) 616-2856

Fax: (202) 305-7797

e-mai I : Amy. D. Kossak@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for the United States of America

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Attorney General's Offi ce

Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse

1455 Frazee Road, Suite 3 l5

San Diego, CA 92108

Telephorre: 6 I 9-688-607 I

S i obhan. Frankl i n@doj.ca. gov

Attorneys for the State of California

CHRISTIAN SCHREIBER

Olivier Schreiber & Chao LLP

201 Filbert Street, Suite 201

San Francisco, CA 94133

Telephone: (415) 484-0980

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Attorney for Relators

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DATED: _,2019

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JOSEPH H. HUNT

Assistant Attomey General

DAVID L. ANDERSON

United States Attorney

KIMBERLY FRIDAY

Assistant United States Attomey

MICHAEL D. GRANSTON

TRACY L. HILMER

AMY D. KOSSAK

Attomeys, Civil Division

United States Department of Justice

Ben Franklin Station, Box 261

Washington,D.C.20044

Telephone: (202) 61 6-2856

Fax: (202) 305-7797

e-mai I : Amy.D.Kossak@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for the United States of America

XAVIER BECERRA

Attorney General for the State of California

for the State of

CHzuSTTAN SCHREIBER

Olivier Schreiber & Chao LLP

201 Filbert Street, Suite 201

San Francisco, CA 94133

Telephone: (415) 484-0980

SIOBHAN FRANKLIN

Deputy Attorney General

Califomia Attorney General's Office

Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse

1455 Frazee Road, Suite 315

San Diego, CA 92108

Telephone: 6 I 9-688-607 I

Siobhan.Franklin@doj.ca.sov

DATED:+12 2019

Attorney for Relators

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IPROPOSEDI ORDER

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. The Court directs the Clerk to

close this case pursuant to the settlement agreement between the parties.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated:

HON. ELIZABETH D. LAPORTE

United States Magistrate Judge

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Vince Chhabria

May 20, 2019

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