DeGregorio et al v. Accelerated Medical Diagnostics, LLC et al

Filing 16

ORDER signed by Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 8/5/2013 re 10 Notice of DECLINE to INTERVENE by State of California. (Donati, J)

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KAMALA D. HARRIS
Attorney General of California
MARK GEIGER
Senior Assistant Attorney General
STEVE D. MUNI
Acting Supervising Deputy Attorney General
JENNIFER S. GREGORY (#228593)
Deputy Attorney General
Telephone: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraud & Elder Abuse
1425 River Park Drive, Suite 300
Sacramento, CA 95815-4524
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Plaintiff State of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA ex rel.
MICHAEL DEGREGORIO AND
GREGORY WURZ,

ORDER REGARDING
CALIFORNIA’S DECLINATION OF
Plaintiffs, INTERVENTION

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Case No. 2:12-cv-2931 KJM GGH

v.

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ACCELERATED MEDICAL
DIAGNOSTlCS, LLC, RALPH DEVERE
WHITE, KENNETH TURTELTAUB,
PAUL T. HENDERSON, LAWRENCE
LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY,
LLC,
Defendants.

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The State of California (“California”), having declined to intervene in this action, and
pursuant to California’s False Claims Act, the Court rules as follows:

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The complaint has been unsealed. 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 Defendants, except for this Order, and

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California’s Notice of Election to Decline Intervention, the United States’ Notice of Election to
ORDER REGARDING CALIFORNIA’S DECLINATION OF INTERVENTION
(Case No. 2:12-cv-2931 KJM GGH)
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Decline Intervention, all of which Relator shall serve upon Defendants only after the unsealing of
this matter and the service of the Complaint;
Should the Relator or Defendants propose that this action be dismissed, settled, or
otherwise discontinued, the Court will solicit the written consent and approval of California
before ruling or granting its approval;
The parties shall serve all pleadings and motions subsequently filed in this action on
California; and,
California may order any deposition transcripts and is entitled to intervene in the action,
for good cause shown, at a later date.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: August 5, 2013.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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ORDER REGARDING CALIFORNIA’S DECLINATION OF INTERVENTION
(Case No. 2:12-cv-2931 KJM GGH)
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