United States ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc.

United States ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued December 6, 2022 Decided June 16, 2023
Full case name	United States ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc.
Citations	599 U.S. ___ (more)
Holding
In a qui tam action filed under the False Claims Act, the United States may move to dismiss whenever it has intervened — whether during the seal period or later on.
Court membership
Chief Justice John Roberts Associate Justices Clarence Thomas · Samuel Alito Sonia Sotomayor · Elena Kagan Neil Gorsuch · Brett Kavanaugh Amy Coney Barrett · Ketanji Brown Jackson
Case opinions
Majority	Kagan, joined by Roberts, Alito, Sotomayor, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett, and Jackson
Concurrence	Kavanaugh, joined by Barrett
Dissent	Thomas
Laws applied
False Claims Act

United States ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc., 599 U.S. ___ (2023), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that in a qui tam action filed under the False Claims Act, the United States may move to dismiss whenever it has intervened — whether during the seal period or later on. In assessing a motion to dismiss an FCA action over a relator's objection, district courts should apply Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a), the rule generally governing voluntary dismissal of suits in ordinary civil litigation.^[1][2]

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