Anthony Jackson v. Metal Improvement Company et al

Filing 413

ORDER OF DISMISSAL OF ACTION 412 by Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald. This action is dismissed against MIC Curtiss Wright Surface Technologies without prejudice as to the United States, and dismissed against MIC and Curtiss Wright Surface Technologies with prejudice as to Jackson, subject to the terms of the Settlement Agreement. Case Terminated. Made JS-6. (iv)

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JONATHAN D. MILLER (SBN 220848)
[e-mail]
HOLLY C. BLACKWELL (SBN 224149)
[e-mail]
NYE, STIRLING, HALE & MILLER, LLP
33 West Mission Street, Suite 201
Santa Barbara, California 93101
Telephone: [phone]

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RANDALL RICH (SBN 137312)
[e-mail]
LAW OFFICES OF RANDALL RICH
3415 S. Sepulveda Bl., Suite 1100
Los Angeles, CA 90034
Telephone: [phone]

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Attorneys for Plaintiff ANTHONY JACKSON

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
WESTERN DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ex
rel. ANTHONY JACKSON, and
ANTHONY JACKSON, an individual,
Plaintiffs,
v.
METAL IMPROVEMENT COMPANY,
a California Limited Liability Company,
CURTISS WRIGHT SURFACE
TECHNOLOGIES, a Limited Liability
Company, and DOES 1-50, inclusive,
Defendants

No. CV 12-01755 MWF (CWx)
ORDER OF DISMISSAL OF ACTION
[JOINT STIPULATED REQUEST FOR
DISMISSAL OF ACTION AND UNITED
STATES’ CONSENT THEREON FILED
CONCURRENTLY HEREWITH]

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Plaintiffs United States of America (“United States”) and Qui Tam Plaintiff

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Anthony Jackson (“Jackson”), having jointly requested, pursuant to Rule 41(a)(2) of the

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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and in accordance with and subject to the settlement

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agreement of December 14, 2019 (“the Settlement Agreement”), among these parties and

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defendants Metal Improvement Company, Inc., (“MIC”), and Curtiss Wright Surface

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Technologies, that the above-captioned action (“this action”) against defendants be

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dismissed,

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IT IS ORDERED that:

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With respect to the Covered Conduct as defined in the Settlement

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Agreement, this action is dismissed against MIC and Curtiss Wright Surface

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Technologies with prejudice as to the United States, and Jackson, subject to the terms of

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the Settlement Agreement; and

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With respect to conduct that is outside the Covered Conduct as defined in

the Settlement Agreement:
(a) this action is dismissed against MIC Curtiss Wright Surface Technologies
without prejudice as to the United States, and
(b) this action is dismissed against MIC and Curtiss Wright Surface Technologies
with prejudice as to Jackson, subject to the terms of the Settlement Agreement.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: December 18, 2019

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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