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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
Galveston Division
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TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL
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JUSTICE,
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Plaintiff,
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v.
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UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG
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ADMINISTRATION, et al.,
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Defendants.
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Case No. 3:17-cv-00001

DEFENDANTS’ NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE WITH COURT ORDER
Pursuant to the Court’s order dated March 7, 2017, defendants respectfully notify the
Court that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a final decision,
refusing admission of the detained drugs into the United States. A copy of the decision has been
sent to plaintiff’s counsel.
As we previously explained in our joint motion for stay, FDA’s issuance of the final
decision grants plaintiff all the relief it has sought in this lawsuit. See Joint Mot. Stay at 2, Feb.
27, 2017, ECF No. 20. Accordingly, plaintiff’s claims have been rendered moot.

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Respectfully submitted,
CHAD A. READLER
Acting Assistant Attorney General
MICHAEL S. BLUME
Director
ANDREW E. CLARK
Assistant Director
s/ Alexander V. Sverdlov
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ALEXANDER V. SVERDLOV
Trial Attorney
Consumer Protection Branch
Civil Division
U.S. Department of Justice
P.O. Box 386
Ben Franklin Station
Washington, DC 20044
Tel: (202) 307-0138
Fax: (202) 514-8742
April 20, 2017

Attorneys for Defendants

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify under penalty of perjury that on this 20th day of April, 2017, a copy of the
foregoing “DEFENDANTS’ NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE WITH COURT ORDER” was filed
electronically. This filing was served electronically to all parties by operation of the Court’s
electronic filing system.

s/ Alexander V. Sverdlov