Carew v. Senseonics Holdings

Opinion

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 ____________ 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. ______________________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 5:20-CV-657 ______________________________

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

_____________________ * 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.

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