Graves vs Plaza Medical Centers, et al., No. 1:2010cv23382 - Document 97 (S.D. Fla. 2014)
Court Description: ORDER granting with prejudice 72 Motion to Dismiss; granting without prejudice 73 74 75 Motions to Dismiss. Relator is granted leave to amend the complaint in accordance with this Order, and must do so by no later than 10/23/2014. Defendant(s) shall file a motion to dismiss AND answer by no later than 11/21/2014. Relator shall respond by no later than 12/12/2014. Defendant(s) shall reply by no later than 12/19/2014. Signed by Judge Federico A. Moreno on 10/7/2014. (rtn)
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V.CountI asAgai tHumanaand Dr.Cavanaugh i Dimis d W ihoutPreudie V ns s s se t j c. l CountI Reat a lgest tDe enda sm a a s n V, l or le ha f nt de nd ubmit f lecli t ge t e ted a s a ms o t hos cli spad,i vi ai of31U .S. j3729()2) Congr sa nde s ci 37 *4 whe am i n olton C. a( . es me d e ton 294 2) n e ci t Fr ud Enf c nta Rec r Ac of2009 ($ na tng he a oreme nd ovey t tFERA' Bef e 2009,t FCA ' ) or he . i e la lt onadefnda who ' mpos d ibiiy e nt i knowi ymal ) us dl o c us l lt b ma eo u e , ngl de, eg , r a e d o e d r s d 4TheCou tnot Relt ' addii na f cualalegai nsr ar ng t s ison of r es a ors to l a t l to eg di he ubm s i f lecli si t Pr e Sec Ame a s am n he opos d ond nded Compl nt Pr ed SAC a T 40- TheCour ai . opos t ! 69. t wilnotd i a t stme whe he t s a lga i ,whe viw e i t nde wih t deaied l ecde t hi i t r he e le tons n e d n a m t he t l al atonsofafa ents he e c tt e s fc e li ca ofr la lt ' o s ppor t leg i r udul c m , onsiut ufi i nt lndi i ei biiy't u t he s ubmison off lecli . Ho ver t Co r rj csReao ' ag me t h ts ei a si a s a ms we , he u t ee t ltrs r u n t a h s n ti i r' orPur esofr a ngRul b)sheghtnedpladi rquie nt.Fis Re at dnsde 'f Pos elxi e9( ' i e e ng e rme s rt l or , i nvokest sûi i r'sa usf rt frttm ei he Omni Re pons , ha ng ne rr ie i i hi dnsde ' tt o he is i n r bus s e vi ve as d t n t i talc he nii ompli ort Fis Am e d Compli . Se ond,and mor i ant he r t nde ant c e mpora l , R e a ori tnty l t s no ac a scSnsde 's a t r a o si Hilv M or s M e c As oci e ,2003 W L t l s i t i r' uch s he elt r n l i ehou e di al s ats 2201Ci ( 1hCi.Aug.1 2003)orUniedSt e e RelAt i v.M c nt r,470 F.3 1 58 9936 1 t r 5, t ats x kns l ee ( 1h 1t d3 r 2 0 ) wh r t er ltr weeete e ly di tebligd pa t n , had per onal . 0 6 , ee h eaos r i r mp o e n h il e rme t h n s know l dge oft pr e m e off l e c a m s orpos es e s ci e e he es nt nt a s l i , s s d pe al xperie i c ngor ts n odi M e c r bilng. He e Re a ori a phys c a , s a l gesno f t de ons r tng pe s l di a e li r , lt s i i n he le ac s m t a i r ona knowl dgeofHum a sbilng pr c iest CM S ot rt n ge r i d, co l or as e tons e na' li a tc o he ha ne alze nc us y s r i offi i a ek wl dge'a s wasne e oy a Hum a orpa tci t d i Htmana s sntm t no e ,' nd he ver mpl ed t na ri pa e n l ' it m a da as n e l t ubmison pr es es Ac or ngl Relt ha f ie t pr s i en ild t a si oc s . c di y, a or s a ld o ove he s tte o . . mor r a dpla ngsandadunde Rul 9( duet a alge r ea a çi i r'' e elxe e di t r r e b) o ny le d ol s n dnsde . - 8- af ler or orsaeme t g af leorfa e cli pad ora o dby t Gove m e .'' as ec d t t nt o et a s r udulnt am i ppr ve he nl nt 31U. C.j37 ( 2)( S. 29*( 2006) FERA modiidt slnguage whihnow hol la eadef nt . fe hi a , c ds ibl enda who t s knowi ym a ,us ,o ca e t bemadeorus , af ler or orsa e ntma e i t ngl kes es r us s o ed a s ec d t t me t ral o a f s or fa e c am .' 31 U. C.j 3 29 a( )B) Th Elv n h Cic i h sh l ta ale r udulnt l i ' S. 7 ()1( . e e e t r u t a ed h t s e i ()1( a ist cai f pa me ss te fom J 7, 2008f war Hopper ubscton a( )B) pple o l ms or y nt ubmitd r une or d. v Sol a Phar eutcal,I ., 588F.d 1 8,1 n. (1 t Ci. . vy mac i s nc 3 31 327 3 1h r 2009 . TheFis Ame d ) rt nde Co antf ist m a t sditnc i , t eeo eCo n I i ds se wih u p eu iet a sr mpli a l o ke hi si ton h rf r u tV s imisd to t rj dc o se t c us ofa ton f pr -a pos- une 7, 2008 cl m s s a es c i or e nd tl ai . Th Co r,h we e ,rj csDe e d n s ag me tta t i cam s ud b ds s e e u t o v r ee t fn a t' r u n h t hs li ho l e imis d r r e soft s ditnc i . Th Elv n h Cic th sh l t a s bs cin ()2 o t eFas egadl s hi si ton e e e t rui a ed h t u e to a( ) f h le Cli Ac, w s cin()1( , o sn trq ies e ii camss b sins butt tSgeneral ams tno e to a( )B) d e o e ur p cfc li u miso , ha s a l atons of i pr leg i m opergove m e pa e s . . . c d s ts y t pa tc art r quie e sof m nt ym nt oul a if he ri ul iy e r m nt 9b)'a l ast algai aes ( ' s ong he le tons r uppore by f t orsaitca e de e SeeH opper,588 td acual ttsi l vi nc . F.d a 1 2 (o tatngs b e to ( )1 , c rq ie t s b s in o af lecam, wih 3 t 3 7 c n rsi u s cin a( ) whih e ur s he u miso f as li t s e ton ()2 ,whih t snotde nd pr t t dee ubsci a() c d doe ma oof hat he fndantprs nt orc us d t be e e ed a e o pr s nt af s c am t t go m me ort t hedef nda ' f ler c d orsa e e is l was e e ed ale l i o he ve nt ha t e nts a s e or tt m nt te f e rs it d t t go nm e e' .Th Co r i Ho pe hedt t n e s bscin()2 ( w ve ubm te o he ver nt ' ) e u tn p r l ha u d r u e to a( ) no s b e to ()1( 1apanifmu t h w ( )ted fn a t d aflerc r o sae n fr u s cin a ( )B) litf s s o 1 h ee d n ma e as e o d r ttme t o t pur eofg tngaflecam padora o dbyt g nme ; ( t dee ntsfle he pos eti as li i pprve he over ntand 2)he fnda ' as r c d o sa e en c us d t gove m nen t a ualy pa af l ecl m ,eiher ot de e ntis l e or r t t m t a e he r t o ct l y a s ai t t he f nda te f , C 5Relt s e st ha i or a e t sditnc i i t Pr e Se aor e m o ve nc por t d hi si ton n he opos d condAm e d nde om pl nt s pa a i t pos - une 7, 2008cai unde Se i 3729()1( fom t prai , e r tng he tl l ms r cton a( )B) r he e J ne7, u 2008camsunde Seci 3729()2 . li r ton a() - 9- # o t at r pa t I ; e aloAlion Engi Co. v Unie St e e r Sande s 553U .S.662, r o hid ry. d s e s ls ne . td ats x. el r, 6 ( 0 8 (t h tj3 2 4 2 d ma d i n tp o ft a t ed fn a t a s daflerc r o 71 2 0 ) t a 7 9 *4 ) e n s s o r o h t h ee d n c u e as e o d r W sae n t b prs ne o s b t d ,b tha t ed fn a t d af ler c r o sae n f r ttme to e e e td r u mit g) u t th e e d n ma e as e o d r ttme t o e t pu os ofgetng t f s orfa e cli pa d ora ove by t Gove mne . he p e ti a ale r udul nt am i ppr d he r nt ' ' ). Ta ngRelt ' al ga i a tueandc tu i t lght os f vor bl t Relt t ki a ors le tons s r onsr ed n he i m t a a e o aor he , al gai ns i t Fis Am e d Compl nt a t Pr e Se le to n he rt nde ai nd he opos d cond Am e d Compl i nde ant s fiinl alg sta De e d n sHu naa dCa n u hete ç n wigymad j u ed , r u fce ty le e h t fn a t ma n va a g i r s o n l ge , s l) o h k c us g t bema orusd,flerc dsorsae nt t ge f s orfa e camspad or a edl o de e as e or ttme s o t ale rudulnt li i a p o e b teGo r me t' n r e to 3 2 ()2 , rd n wigyma d ) us g jorc us lj p r v d y h ven n 'u de s cin 7 9 a( )o ' o n l l e , e d , a e d k t bem a orus d,af s r or orsa e e m aera t af le orfa e cl m .' A ss a e o de e ale ec d tt m nt t il o a s r udul nt ai ' tt d a ve,knowldge c n be a red ge r ly, a t Cour fnds t ( e ilt 'r quieme bo e a ve r ne al nd he ti he ç ra iy' e r nt mat s tsi aslas att moton t dimissa , whe et alege i uson off ledi nos a aifed, e t he i o s s t ge r he l d ncl i as ag es nd t s he ubmi son oft e dignos woul ha a k t a tnde y t i l nc orbe c pa e of si hos a es d ve f ur l e nc o nfue e na a bl , i l nc ng,t pa e o r ei ofm one .'31U. C. 3 29b ( ) ntue i he ym nt r ec pt y' S. j 7 ()4 . Ac o dn l, u t V i dimis dwi o tp eudc t c re t h p e a dpo tl n 7 c r igy Co n I s s se t u rj ie o o rc t e r - n s-u e , h 2008 cai ditncton. Ho l ms si i weve , t Coul fnds wihoutdecdi t tt f t a lga i r he ' i t t i ng ha he acual le tons c ane a i omortd i t cam aelkel s fce unde Rul 8a Rul 9( t saea onti d nd nc ae n he li r i y ufiint r e nd e b) o tt ca m f r i u li or elef ndere ch a ia es c i . a pplc bl e ton Conc us on l i l i A DJU D GED t ts hat: ()Co s1 1 a I aeDI I l unt , 1 nd V r SM SSED W I PREJ CE ast Spe erAngel TH UDI o nc . ( CountIl( piac i DI SSED W I PREJ CE ast g lDee nt 2) 1 Cons r y) s SMI TH UDI o l fnda s . ( Couns1 1 a I aeDI I 3) t , 1 nd V r SM SSED W I THOUT PREJ CE ast Def nt Pl a UDI o enda s az M e c Ce e sCo po aton, dial nt r r r i Huma , nc. nd Dr M ihae Ca na l a . c l vana ugh.Re aormus fl lt t ie a a e d pl a ng,c itntwih t sOr ,byno lt rt n Oc obe ' 2014. Alo n m nde e di onsse t hi der a e ha t r s c itntwih t sOr r t c am sagans Def nda ss lbelmie t t epate t onsse t hi de ,he l i i t e nt hal i t d o hos ins a alge midignos ss cii lyi ii di t c an .Defnda t)s l tl a nd le d s a e pe fcal dentte n he omplit e nts halie moint ds s a das r yn ltrhn t o imis n nwe b o ae ta o leta a rhne t ' 1,ê eao salep n b n / ) ltr hlrso d y o A /'f? Dtnat)hlrpy y oaeta * '- pt zJ) . e dnt salelb n l rhn ' u/q ) ,/ k s t / . > D N A DO D R DiCa e aMi iFoi , i' dy f cbr21. O E N R E E n hmbr t a ,l d ts# aoOt e,04 s m rah o . r . k' .' . y. ' F . -J ' ' ' * FED A . O REN O M 11 1 D STA TES DI . N STRI J D GE CT U Copi spr ded t e ovi o: Couns lofRe r e co d
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