Howen

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 1:21-cv-00106-ADA-SAB Plaintiff, v. ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION FOR

ENTRY OF PERMANENT INJUNCTION

LAWRENCE A. HOWEN, et al., (ECF No. 62) Defendants. 16 On January 26, 2021, Plaintiff United States of America initiated this civil enforcement action for monetary penalties and injunctive relief against Defendants Lawrence A. Howen and Nor-Cal Pharmacies, Inc. dba Lockeford Drug – a pharmacist and his pharmacy – for violations of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, 21 U.S.C. §§ 801, et seq. (ECF No. 1.) Following a settlement conference, the parties filed a stipulation for the entry of a permanent injunction pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65 and the dismissal of all remaining claims pursuant to Federal Rule of Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(ii). The Court notes that, Rule 15, which governs the amendment of pleadings, not Rule 41(a)(1), is the proper vehicle by…