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Parties Involved:
Covidien
Defendant
Shawnea Howerton
Plaintiff
Prime Partners Medical Group, Inc
Defendant
United States of America
Plaintiff

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JOSEPH H. HLINT

Assistant Attorney General

DAVrD L. ANDERSON (CABN 149604)

United States Attorney

SARA WTNSLOW (DCBN 4s7643)

Chiel Civil Division

KTMBERLY FRTDAY (MABN 660544)

Assistant United States Attomey

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055

San Francisco, California 9 4102

Telephone: (41 5) 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 for the United States of America

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and the

COMMONWEALTH OF

MASSACHUSETTS, et al. exrel.

SHAWNEA HOWERTON,

Plaintiffs,

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

CASE NO. C 15-0558 EDL

JOINT STIPULATION OF VOLUNTARY

DISMISSAL; [PROPOSED] ORDER

COVIDIEN, et al.

Defendants.

JOINT STIPULATION OF VOLLINTARY DISMISSAL; PROPOSED ORDER

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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(bX1), and in accordance with and subject to all

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 LPr, (the "settlement Agreement"), the United States, the State of California, the

State of Florida, and Relator Shawnea Howerton ("Howerton"), 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 asserted in the Civil Actions) and subject to all of the terms of the

Settlement Agreement, and otherwise without prejudice.

3. As to the State of Florida, 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 asserted in the Civil Actions) and subject to all of the terms of the

Settlement Agreement, and otherwise without prejudice.

4. As to all other States and all cities named as plaintiffs in this action,2 the claims

against Covidien LP are dismissed without prejudice.

5. As to the United States, the State of California, the State of Florida, and allother

States and cities named as plaintiffs in this action, the claims against Prime Partners Medical

Group, Inc. are dismissed without prejudice.

I Covidien LP was named as Covidien in the complaint.

2 Those states are: Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana,

Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire,

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

Washington, and Wisconsin. Those cities are: Chicago and the District of Columbia.

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6. As to Howerton, this action is dismissed with prejudice, subject to all of the terms

of the Settlement Agreement.

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

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

Agreement.

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

IT IS SO STIPULATED

DATED: wuy 3 ,ZOS JOSEPH H. HUNT

Assistant Attorney General

DAVID L. ANDERSON

United States Attorney

K,rrrTO*,/n ffi

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 6-285 6

Fax: (202) 305-7797

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

Attorneys for the United States of America

DATED: March_,2019 XAVIER BECERRA

Attorney General for the State of California

SIOBHAN FRANKLIN

Deputy Attomey General

Califomia Attorney General' s Office

Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse

1455 Frazee Road, Suite 315

San Diego, CA 92108

Telephone: 619-688-6071

Siobhan.Franklin@doj .ca. gov

Attorneys for the State of Califomia

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6. As to Howerton, this action is dismissed with prejudice, subject to all of the terms

of the Settlement Agreement.

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

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

Agreement.

8. A copy of the Settlement Agreernent will be provided to the Court upon request.

IT IS SO STIPULATED

DATED: March_,2019 JOSEPH H. HUNT

Assistant Attomey Ceneral

DAVID L. ANDERSON

United States Attorney

KIMBERLY FRIDAY

Assistant United States Attorney

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 -285 6

Fax: (202) 305-7797

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

Attorneys for the United States of America

DATED: tvtur"nZS,2olg XA

I for the State of Califorrria'

Deputy Attorney General

California Attorney Ceneral's Offi ce

Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse

1455 Frazee Road, Suite 315

San Diego, CA 92108

Telephone: 6l 9-688-607 I

S iobhan. Fran k I i n@doj. ca. gov

Attorneys for the State of California

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DA'I'I]D: fuf or"f', /? 20t9 JOHN M. CUAtil)

I tbr thc Statc ot'[:lorida

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nssr ttomey Ceneral

Florida Olllcc ol'the Attorney

Medicaid Fraud Control tjnit

Comple.r Civil llnlbrccment llurcau

PL-01. The Capitol

Tallahassce. FL 32399

Telcphone: 850-4 I 4-39 I 3

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Attorncys for thc Statc of l:lorida

DA1'ED: March_.2019

cLAUDINE Q. !{OMOLASH

CQI-I Firm

203 N. 3rd St.

Unit 6

Philadelphia. PA 19106

Telephone: 2l 5-51 0-2245

Attorney lbr Sharvnea l-lorverton

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DATED: March_,2019

JILL BENNETT

Assistant Attorney General

Florida Office of the Attorney

Medicaid Fraud Control Unit

Complex Civil Enforcement Bureau

PL-01, The Capitol

Tallahassee ,FL32399

Telephone: 850-414-39 13

Jill.Bennett@myfl orida.com

for the State of Florida

DATED: April .L ,20t9

UDINE Q. HOMOLASH

CQH Firm

203 N.3rd St.

Unit 6

Philadelphia, PA 19106

Telephone : 21 5 -5 lO-2245

Attorney for Shawnea Howerton

JOHN M. GUARD

Attorney General for the State of Florida

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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 ORDERBD.

Dated:

HON. ELIZABETH D. LAPORTE

United States Magistrate Judge

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Vince Chhabria

May 20, 2019

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