Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Smart v. Christus Health
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided January 22, 2009No. Civil Action C-05-287PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
JOHN D. RAINEY, District Judge.
Pending before the Court are defendants CHRISTUS Health System (“CHRISTUS Health”) and CHRISTUS Spohn Health System (“Spohn”) (collectively, “Defendants”) Motions to Dismiss relator Danny Lynn Smart’s (“Relator”) qui tarn action. Dkt. Nos. 28, 29. Having considered the motions, record, and relevant law, the Court finds that Defendants’ motions should be GRANTED.
I. Background
Relator filed his initial complaint under seal, as required by the qui tam provision of the False Claims Act, see 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b)(2), on June 7, 2005. On October 9,…
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