Saetern et al v. Dignity Health et al

Filing 13

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Jeremy D. Peterson on 10/23/2024 UNSEALING the Case, 1 Complaint and 10 Notice of Election to Decline. All other documents filed prior to the 10 Decline shall remain sealed. (Donati, J)

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1 PHILLIP A. TALBERT United States Attorney 2 CATHERINE J. SWANN Assistant United States Attorney 3 501 I Street, Suite 10-100 Sacramento, California 95814 4 Telephone: (916) 554-2762 Facsimile: (916) 554-2900 5 Attorneys for the United States 6 7 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ex rel. MEUY SAETERN, CASE NO: 2:23-cv-0863 JDP 12 Plaintiffs, [PROPOSED] ORDER ON THE UNITED STATES’ NOTICE OF ELECTION TO DECLINE INTERVENTION 13 v. 14 15 16 DIGNITY HEALTH, DIGNITY HEALTH MEDICAL FOUNDATION, KAMRAN SAHRAKAR, M.D., YI-REN CHEN, M.D., and JOSHUA LUCAS, M.D., 17 Defendants. 18 19 The United States having declined to intervene in this action pursuant to the False Claims 20 Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b)(4)(B), the Court rules as follows: 21 IT IS ORDERED that, 22 1. the complaint be unsealed and served upon the defendants by the relator; 23 2. all other contents of the Court’s file in this action remain under seal and not be made 24 public or served upon the defendants, except for this Order and The United States’ Notice of 25 Election to Decline Intervention, which the relator will serve upon the defendants only after service 26 of the complaint; 27 28 29 30 [PROPOSED] ORDER ON THE UNITED STATES’ NOTICE OF ELECTION TO DECLINE INTERVENTION 1 1 1 3. the seal be lifted as to all other matters occurring in this action after the date of this Order; 2 4. the parties shall serve all pleadings and motions filed in this action, including supporting 3 memoranda, upon the United States, as provided for in 31 U.S.C. § 3730(c)(3). The United States 4 may order any deposition transcripts and is entitled to intervene in this action, for good cause, at any 5 time; 6 5. the parties shall serve all notices of appeal upon the United States; 7 6. all orders of this Court shall be sent to the United States; and that 8 7. should the relator or the defendants propose that this action be dismissed, settled, or 9 otherwise discontinued, the Court will provide the United States with notice and an opportunity to be 10 heard before ruling or granting its approval. 11 IT IS SO ORDERED. 12 13 Dated: October 23, 2024 JEREMY D. PETERSON UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 [PROPOSED] ORDER ON THE UNITED STATES’ NOTICE OF ELECTION TO DECLINE INTERVENTION 2 2

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