Hood et al v. Amgen, Inc. et al

Filing 22

ORDER signed by Senior Judge William B. Shubb on 1/20/2021 ORDERING 1 Complaint, 21 Notice of Decline and this order are UNSEALED. All previously filed content shall remain SEALED. The Sealed is LIFTED as to all other matters occurring in this action after the date of this order. Plaintiff is ORDERED to serve the complaint on the defendants. (Huang, H)

1 McGREGOR W. SCOTT
United States Attorney
2 STEVEN S. TENNYSON
Assistant United States Attorney
3 501 I Street, Suite 10-100
Sacramento, CA 95814
4 Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
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6 JAMIE ANN YAVELBERG
COLIN M. HUNTLEY
7 GORDON E. SHEMIN
Attorneys, Civil Division
8 Commercial Litigation Branch
P.O. Box 261, Ben Franklin Station
9 Washington, D.C. 20044
Telephone: [phone]
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11 Attorneys for the United States of America
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA and THE STATE
OF TEXAS, ex rel., Teresa Hood,

CASE NO. 2:18-CV-2981 WBS AC
ORDER

Plaintiffs,

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v.

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AMGEN, INC., SYNEOS HEALTH, INC., and
UNITED BIOSOURCE CORP.,

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Defendants.
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The United States having declined to intervene in this action pursuant to the False Claims Act,

25 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b)(4)(B), the Court rules as follows:
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IT IS ORDERED that,

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1. The complaint be unsealed and served upon the defendant by the relator;

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ORDER

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2. All other contents of the Court’s file in this action remain under seal and not be made public

2 or served upon the defendant until further order of this court, except for this Order and The
3 Government's Notice of Election to Decline Intervention, which the relator will serve upon the
4 defendant only after service of the complaint;
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3. The seal be lifted as to all other matters occurring in this action after the date of this Order;

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4. The parties shall serve all pleadings and motions filed in this action, including supporting

7 memoranda, upon the United States, as provided for in 31 U.S.C. § 3730(c)(3). The United States may
8 order any deposition transcripts and is entitled to intervene in this action, for good cause, at any time;
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5. The parties shall serve all notices of appeal upon the United States;

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6. All orders of this Court shall be sent to the United States; and that

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7. Should the relator or the defendant propose that this action be dismissed, settled, or otherwise

12 discontinued, the Court will provide the United States with notice and an opportunity to be heard before
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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: January 20, 2021

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ORDER

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