USA ex rel. Franklin Harris v. Coleman American Moving Services, Inc., et al.

Filing 52

ORDER directing that: (1) the complaint be unsealed and promptly served upon the defendants by the relator; (2) All other contents of the Court's file in this action remain under seal, except to the extent the Court has already permitted a par tial unsealing, and not be made public or served upon the defendants, except for this Order and the Notice Of The United States That It Is Not Intervening At This Time, both of which the relator will serve upon the defendants only after service of the complaint, and the Order setting oral argument on the pending Motion to Transfer 49 , which shall be served upon the defendants by the United States in sufficient time for the defendants to make an election whether they wish to appear and to par ticipate in the oral argument set for August 11, 2015; (3) the seal shall be lifted as to all other matters occurring in this action after the date of this order; (4) The parties shall serve all pleadings and motions filed in this action, including s upporting memoranda, upon the United States, as provided for in 31 U.S.C. 3730(c)(3); The United States may order any deposition transcripts and is entitled to intervene in this action, for good cause, at any time: (5) the parties shall serve all not ices of appeal upon the US; (6) all orders of this court will be sent to the US; and that (7) Should the relator or the defendants propose that this action be dismissed, settled, or otherwise discontinued, the Court will solicit the written consent of the United States before ruling or granting its approval. Signed by Honorable Judge W. Harold Albritton, III on 7/29/15. (djy, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
SOUTHERN DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ex rel. )
FRANKLIN HARRIS, Relator
)
)
Plaintiffs,
)
) CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:14-CV-309-WHA
v.
)
) (wo)
COLEMAN AMERICAN MOVING
)
SERVICES, INC., d/b/a COVAN
)
WORLDWIDE MOVING SERVICES,
)
INC., and COLEMAN WORLD
)
GROUP, LLC
)
)
Defendants.
)

ORDER
The United States having not intervened in this action pursuant to the False
Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b)(4), the Court rules as follows:
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that,
1. The complaint be unsealed and promptly served upon the defendants by the
relator;
2. All other contents of the Court's file in this action remain under seal, except to
the extent the Court has already permitted a partial unsealing, and not be made public or
served upon the defendants, except for this Order and the Notice Of The United States
That It Is Not Intervening At This Time, both of which the relator will serve upon the
defendants only after service of the complaint, and the Order setting oral argument on the
pending Motion to Transfer (Doc. #49), which shall be served upon the defendants by the

United States in sufficient time for the defendants to make an election whether they wish
to appear and to participate in the oral argument set for August 11, 2015;
3. The seal shall be lifted as to all other matters occurring in this action after the
date of this Order;
4. The parties shall serve all pleadings and motions filed in this action, including
supporting memoranda, upon the United States, as provided for in 31 U.S.C.
§ 3730(c)(3). The United States may order any deposition transcripts and is entitled to
intervene in this action, for good cause, at any time;
5. The parties shall serve all notices of appeal upon the United States;
6. All orders of this Court will be sent to the United States; and that
7. Should the relator or the defendants propose that this action be dismissed,
settled, or otherwise discontinued, the Court will solicit the written consent of the United
States before ruling or granting its approval.
SO ORDERED this the 29th day of July, 2015.

/s/ W. Harold Albritton
W. HAROLD ALBRITTON
Senior United States District Judge

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