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Parties Involved:
Addus Healthcare, Inc.
Defendant
MHCS, Incorporated
Defendant
McKesson Medical-Surgical Minnesota Supply, Inc.
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

McKESSON MEDICAL-SURGICAL

MINNESOTA SUPPLY, INC., a

Minnesota Corporation,

Plaintiff,

v.

ADDUS HEALTHCARE, INC., an

Illinois Corporation; MHCS,

INCORPORATED, a California

Corporation, doing business as

MEDICAL HOME CARE SERVICES,

Defendants.

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1:05-cv-00332 OWW DLB

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT

ADDUS HEALTHCARE, INC.’s

MOTION TO DISMISS COMPLAINT

PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P.

12(b)(3).

Defendant ADDUS HEALTHCARE, INC., (“Addus”), moves to

dismiss the Complaint of Plaintiff McKESSON MEDICAL-SURGICAL

MINNESOTA SUPPLY, INC., (“Plaintiff”), for improper venue

pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(3) and 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a). 

Addus moved to dismiss Plaintiff’s Complaint on

April 4, 2005. (See Doc. 19, Addus Mem.). MHCS moved to dismiss

Plaintiff’s Complaint on the same day. (Doc. 7, MHCS Mem.). Due

to a clerical error, Addus’ Motion was not filed on the

electronic docket until May 23, 2005. Oral argument on MHCS’s

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motion was heard on May 9, 2005. (See Doc. 16, Minutes). Thomas

J. D’Amato, Esq., appeared on behalf of Addus Healthcare and

specially appeared on behalf of MHCS. 

MHCS’s motion was granted on May 16, 2005. (Doc. 17, Order

Granting MHCS’s Motion to Dismiss). Addus’ Motion to Dismiss and

Memorandum in Support are identical to that filed by MHCS. (See

Doc. 19, Addus Mem.; Doc. 7, MHCS Mem.). For all the reasons

stated in the May 16, 2005, Order (Doc. 17), Defendant Addus’

Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s Complaint pursuant to Fed. R. Civ.

P. 12(b)(3) is GRANTED.

SO ORDERED. 

DATED: June 1, 2005. 

/s/ OLIVER W. WANGER 

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 Oliver W. Wanger

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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