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Case: 23-50307            Document: 66-1         Page: 1      Date Filed: 02/28/2024

           United States Court of Appeals
                for the Fifth Circuit
                                                                              United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                       Fifth Circuit

                                          FILED
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                                                                              February 28, 2024
                                     No. 23-50307                                  Lyle W. Cayce
                                   ____________                                         Clerk

United States of America, ex rel, State of Texas, ex rel,
Christopher A. Carew,

                                                                  Plaintiff—Appellant,

                                          versus

Senseonics Holdings, Incorporated, a Delaware Corporation;
Senseonics, Incorporated, a Delaware Corporation,

                                            Defendants—Appellees.
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                   Appeal from the United States District Court
                        for the Western District of Texas
                             USDC No. 5:20-CV-657
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Before Higginbotham, Smith, and Higginson, Circuit Judges.
Per Curiam: *
       Appellant Christopher Carew appeals the district court’s order
granting Appellees’ motion to dismiss, which found that Carew failed to state
a claim under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729, et seq., as he did not
satisfy the pleading standards under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 9 and

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       *
           This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
Case: 23-50307            Document: 66-1            Page: 2   Date Filed: 02/28/2024

                                        No. 23-50307

this Circuit’s precedent under United States ex rel. Grubbs v. Kanneganti. 1
Finding no error, we agree and AFFIRM for essentially the reasons stated
in the district court’s thorough opinion.

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       1
           565 F.3d 180, 190 (5th Cir. 2009).

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