Reilly et al v. Adventist Health et al

Filing 24

ORDER Following Notice of Appearance and Expiration of Stay signed by District Judge Anthony W. Ishii on 7/3/2019. Plaintiff shall serve the First Amended Complaint, as well as a copy of this order, on Defendants. This order, as well as all further filings in this case, will not be filed under seal. (Jessen, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and
STATE OF CALIFORNIA EX REL.
THOMAS REILEY, GARRETT LEE,
KEVIN SCHMIDT, and TERRY
HILLIARD,

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ORDER FOLLOWING NOTICE OF
APPEARANCE AND EXPIRATION OF
STAY

Plaintiffs

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CASE NO. 1:17-CV-0613 AWI SKO

v.
(Doc. No. 17)
ADVENT HEALTH, et al.,

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Defendants

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On April 12, 2019, the Court extended the stay in this quit tam action, as well as the seal.

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The stay expires today, July 2, 2019. On July 1, 2019, additional counsel appeared for Plaintiffs.

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With the appearance of new counsel and the expiration of the stay, it is appropriate for this case to

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proceed. Therefore, the Court will formally lift the stay, unseal certain documents, and order the

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Plaintiffs to serve the First Amended Complaint on Defendants.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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The stay in this matter is LIFTED;

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Document Numbers 8 (the First Amended Complaint), 10 (the United States’ election not

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to intervene), 12 (the order regarding the United States’ election), 17 (California’s election

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not to intervene), 19 (the order regarding California’s election), 20 (designation of counsel

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by the United States), and 23 (notice of appearance for Plaintiffs) are UNSEALED;

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Document Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 21, and 22 are to REMAIN
SEALED at this time;

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This order, as well as all further filings in this case, will not be filed under seal;1

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Plaintiff shall serve the First Amended Complaint, as well as a copy of this order, on

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Defendants; and
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This matter is referred to the Magistrate Judge for purposes of facilitating service of
process and the setting of a scheduling conference.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: July 3, 2019
SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE

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Of course, if a party believes that a subsequent document should be filed under seal, that party may file a “motion to
file document under seal.”
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