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Timestamp: 2019-04-19 13:14:32+00:00

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VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES, et al. Defendants.
This matter is before the Court on three Motions to Dismiss pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) and a Motion to Transfer Venue in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1404.The Complaint contains one count alleging a violation of the Sherman Act and several counts alleging violations of state law.
All parties have filed memoranda supporting their respective positions. The Court will dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the Court, and oral argument would not aid in the decisional process. E.D. Va. Local Civ. R. 7(J).
For the reasons stated herein, the Court will grant the Motions to Dismiss. Count One will be dismissed with prejudice. The remaining state law counts will be dismissed without prejudice. The Motion to Transfer Venue will be denied as moot.
As required by Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Court assumes Plaintiffs well-pleaded allegations to be true and views all facts in the light most favorable to him. T.G. Slater & Son v. Donald P. & Patricia A. Brennan LLC, 385 F.3d 836, 841 (4th Cir. 2004) (citing Mylan Labs, Inc. v. Matkari, 7 F.3d 1130, 1134 (4th Cir. 1993)). Viewed through this lens, the facts are as follows.
Defendant DMAS is the Virginia agency tasked with overseeing the SFC program and contracted Defendant Dentaquest to administer and supervise the program. (Id. ¶ 6.) DMAS is managed by the Secretary of Human Resources and a Director of Medical Assistance Services, who is appointed by the Governor and subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-323. Additionally, DMAS has an eleven-member board ("DMAS Board"), which is comprised of five members who are health care providers and six members who are not health care providers. Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-324(A). The DMAS Board formulates and submits a plan for the provision of medical assistance services to the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services in accordance with Title XIX of the Social Security Act. Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-325(A). The Director of Medical Assistance Services is empowered to administer this plan and to "enter into all contracts necessary or incidental to the performance of the Department's duties and execution of its powers as provided by law." Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-325(D)(1).
(1) adult (over 21) dental services recognized under the Medicaid approved Smiles For Children program; (2) tooth extractions and related services, as identified under Medicaid approved Over 21 Smiles For Children program; and (3) Medicaid approved services for the Over 21 members of the Smiles For Children program in Western Virginia, and within a two hour drive of Roanoke, Virginia.
Plaintiff previously brought a nearly identical action against a nearly identical cast of defendants in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia. See Turner v. Va. Dep 't of Med. Assistance Servs., 230 F.Supp.3d. 498 (W.D. Va. 2017) (hereinafter "Western District Case"). After considering Plaintiffs arguments, the Honorable Judge Jackson L. Kiser granted the defendants motions to dismiss and dismissed the action without prejudice.
Generally, a court considering a motion to dismiss is both informed and constrained by the four corners of a complaint. The court, however, may properly consider documents that are attached to the complaint, Fed.R.Civ.P. 10(c), and take judicial notice of matters of public record, Sec'y of State for Defence v. Trimble Navigation Ltd, 484 F.3d 700, 705 (4th Cir. 2007). The task at hand is to determine the sufficiency of the Complaint, "not resolve contests surrounding the facts, the merits of a claim, or the applicability of defenses." Republican Party of N.C. v. Martin, 980 F.2d 943, 952 (4th Cir. 1992). In considering a motion to dismiss, plaintiffs well-pleaded allegations are taken as true and the complaint must be viewed in the light most favorable to the plaintiff. T.G. Slater & Son, Inc., 385 F.3d at 841.

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