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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
COLUMBUS DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ex rel.
STATE OF GEORGIA, ex rel.

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RICHARD BARKER,
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Plaintiffs,
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v.
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COLUMBUS REGIONAL HEALTHCARE
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SYSTEM, et al.,
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Defendants.
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__________________________________________)

Case No. 4-12-CV-108

(CDL)

MOTION FOR DISMISSAL

Pursuant to Rule 41(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the qui tam
provisions of the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. 3730(b)(1), and in accordance with the terms of
the Settlement Agreement attached as Exhibit A hereto, the United States, Relator Richard
Barker and Defendants Columbus Regional Healthcare System, Inc. (CRHS), The Medical
Center, Inc. (TMC), including TMC d/b/a John B. Amos Cancer Center (JBACC),
Columbus Radiation Oncology Treatment Center, LLC (CROTC), and Regional Oncology,
LLC (Regional Oncology) (hereinafter Defendants) hereby move for entry of an order
dismissing all claims asserted by Relator on behalf of the United States under the False Claims
Act in the Complaint in the above-captioned action with prejudice, and further providing that the
Court shall retain jurisdiction over Relators claim to a share of the proceeds of this action,
pursuant to the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. 3730(d).

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Respectfully submitted,
MICHAEL J. MOORE
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
BY:

s/ Charles W. Byrd
CHARLES W. BYRD
Georgia Bar No. 100850
Assistant United States Attorney
United States Attorneys Office
P.O. Box 2568
Columbus, GA 31902
Telephone: (706) 649-7700
BRITTANY F. REESE
Georgia Bar No. 147337
Assistant United States Attorney
United States Attorneys Office
P.O. Box 1702
Macon, GA 31202
Telephone: (478) 621-2729
DANIEL R. ANDERSON
TRACY L. HILMER
BRIAN J. McCABE
LAURIE A. OBEREMBT
Attorneys, Civil Division, Fraud Section
U.S. Department of Justice
601 D Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20004
Telephone: (202) 616-4875
ATTORNEYS FOR THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Dated: September 4, 2015

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KING & SPALDING LLP

BY:

/s/ Michael E. Paulhus

L. Joseph Loveland
Georgia Bar No. 459350
jloveland@kslaw.com
Michael E. Paulhus
Georgia Bar No. 567808
mpaulhus@kslaw.com
Jessica J-M Hagen
Georgia Bar No. 316680
jhagen@kslaw.com
1180 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
(404) 572-4600 (telephone)
(404) 572-5100 (facsimile)
BROWN & ADAMS, LLC
Jeffrey A. Brown
State Bar No. 064441
Post Office Box 139
Columbus, Georgia 31902-0139
(760) 653-6109
ATTORNEYS FOR COLUMBUS REGIONAL
HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC., THE MEDICAL
CENTER, JOHN B. AMOS CANCER CENTER,
REGIONAL ONCOLOGY, LLC, AND
COLUMBUS RADIATION ONCOLOGY
TREATMENT CENTER
BENNETT LAW FIRM

BY:

/s/ Jamie M. Bennett

Jamie M. Bennett
8 Creek Side Court
Middle River, Maryland 21229
ATTORNEY FOR RICHARD BARKER

Dated: September 4, 2015

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
COLUMBUS DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ex rel.
STATE OF GEORGIA, ex rel.

)
)
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RICHARD BARKER,
)
)
Plaintiffs,
)
)
)
v.
)
)
COLUMBUS REGIONAL HEALTHCARE
)
SYSTEM, et al.,
)
)
)
Defendants.
)
__________________________________________)

Case No. 4-12-CV-108

(CDL)

ORDER
Pursuant to the Motion for Dismissal filed by the United States, Relator, and Defendants
Columbus Regional Healthcare System, Inc. (CRHS), The Medical Center, Inc. (TMC),
including TMC d/b/a John B. Amos Cancer Center (JBACC), Columbus Radiation Oncology
Treatment Center, LLC (CROTC), and Regional Oncology, LLC (Regional Oncology)
(hereinafter Defendants), and the United States having represented that such dismissal is in the
best interests of the United States, pursuant to the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. 3730(b)(1), the
Court rules as follows:
IT IS ORDERED that,
1.

all claims in this action against defendants under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C.
3729-3733, are dismissed with prejudice and this order of dismissal is a
judgment on all such claims; and

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2.

the Court shall retain jurisdiction over Relators claim to a share of the proceeds

of this action, pursuant to the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. 3730(d).

IT IS SO ORDERED,
This _____ day of _____________, 2015.

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CLAY D. LAND
CHIEF U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA