Walters v. Education Management Corporation et al

Filing 9

ORDER signed by Judge Frank C. Damrell, Jr. on 5/20/2011 ORDERING The Complaint shall be UNSELAED and served upon the dfts; All other contents of the Court's file in this action shall remain under seal and not be made public or served upon the d ft, except for this Order and the Notice of Election to Decline Intervention, which the relator shall also serve upon the dfts; The seal shall be lifted as to all other matters occurring in this action after the date of this Order; The parties shall serve all pleadings and motions filed in this action, including supporting memoranda, upon the US, all orders of this Court shall be sent to the US; and should the relator or the dfts propose that this action be dismissed, settled, or otherwise discontinued, the relator shall provide the US with notice and an opportunity to be heard before the Court rules or grants its approval.(Reader, L)

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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER
United States Attorney
CATHERINE J. SWANN
Assistant United States Attorney
501 I Street, 10th Floor
Sacramento, California 95814
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
JAY MAJORS
Department of Justice
Civil Division
Commercial Litigation Branch
P. O. Box 261
Benjamin Franklin Station
Washington, D.C. 20044
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Attorneys for the United States of America

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, and )
the STATES OF CALIFORNIA, ex )
rel. DUSTIN WALTERS, JANE
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ROE, and RICHARD ROE,
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Plaintiffs,
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vs.
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EDUCATION MANAGEMENT
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CORPORATION, THE ART
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INSTITUTES, and DOES 1-500, )
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Inclusive,
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Defendants.
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2:10-CV-2479 FCD EFB
ORDER

The United States having declined to intervene in this action
pursuant to the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b)(2)(A), the Court
rules as follows:

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ORDER

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The Complaint shall be unsealed and served upon the

defendants by the relator;

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All other contents of the Court's file in this action shall

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remain under seal and not be made public or served upon the defendant,

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except for this Order and the Notice of Election to Decline

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Intervention, which the relator shall also serve upon the defendants;

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The seal shall be lifted as to all other matters occurring in

this action after the date of this Order;

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The parties shall serve all pleadings and motions filed in

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this action, including supporting memoranda, upon the United States,

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as provided for in 31 U.S.C. § 3730(c)(3).

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order any deposition transcripts and may seek to intervene in this

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action, for good cause, at any time;

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The United States may

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All orders of this Court shall be sent to the United States;

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Should the relator or the defendants propose that this action

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be dismissed, settled, or otherwise discontinued, the relator shall

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provide the United States with notice and an opportunity to be heard

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before the Court rules or grants its approval.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED: May 20, 2011

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FRANK C. DAMRELL, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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ORDER

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