Aland et al v. US WorldMeds LLC

Filing 20

ORDER signed by District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 12/5/2022 ORDERING that Only the qui tam complaint, California's Notice of Election to Decline Intervention, this Order, and any similar notice and proposed order filed by the United States shall be UNSEALED and served upon the defendants by the relator. (Mena-Sanchez, L)

Case 2:19-cv-02618-TLN-KJN Document 20 Filed 12/05/22 Page 1 of 2
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ROB BONTA
Attorney General of California
VINCENT DICARLO
Supervising Deputy Attorney General
JENNIFER S. GREGORY (SBN 228593)
Deputy Attorney General
Division of Medi-Cal Fraud & Elder Abuse
2329 Gateway Oaks Drive, Suite 200
Sacramento, CA 95833-4252
Telephone: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorney for Plaintiff State of California

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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
States of ARKANSAS, CALIFORNIA,
COLORADO, CONNECTICUT,
DELAWARE, FLORIDA, GEORGIA,
HAWAII, IOWA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA,
LOUISIANA, MARYLAND,
MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN,
MINNESOTA, MONTANA, NEVADA,
NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW
MEXICO, NEW YORK, NORTH
CAROLINA, OKLAHOMA, RHODE
ISLAND, TENNESSEE, TEXAS,
VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON,
and the DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ex rel.
Thomas Aland,

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ORDER ON STATE OF CALIFORNIA’S
NOTICE OF ELECTION TO DECLINE
INTERVENTION AND CONSENT TO
DISMISSAL

Plaintiffs,

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Case No. 2:19-CV-2618 TLN KJN

v.
US WORLDMEDS LLC,
Defendants.

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The State of California (“California”), having declined to intervene in this action pursuant

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to the California False Claims Act, California Government Code section 12652, subdivision

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ORDER

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(c)(6)(B), and each of the named plaintiff States of Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware,

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Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota,

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Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina,

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Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, and Washington, the Commonwealths of

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Massachusetts and Virginia, and the District of Columbia (hereinafter, “States”) having indicated

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to California that they join in California’s Notice of Election to Decline Intervention and Consent

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to Dismissal, the Court rules as follows:

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IT IS ORDERED that,

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Only the qui tam complaint, California’s Notice of Election to Decline

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Intervention, this Order, and any similar notice and proposed order filed by the United States shall

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be unsealed and served upon the defendants by the relator. All other contents of the Court’s file in

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this matter shall remain under seal and not be made public or served upon the defendants;

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2.

To the extent required by any of the States’ respective False Claims Acts, the

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parties shall serve all pleadings and motions filed in this action, including supporting memoranda,

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upon the States;

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3.

All orders of this Court shall be sent to California;

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The States may order any deposition transcripts and are entitled to intervene in this

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action, for good cause, at any time;

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The parties shall serve all notices of appeal upon the States;

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All claims asserted on the behalf of the State of Maryland are dismissed without

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prejudice; and,
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Should the relator seek voluntary dismissal of the states’ claims, the States consent

to said dismissal without prejudice as to the States’ respective claims.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: December 5, 2022

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Troy L. Nunley
United States District Judge

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ORDER