United States et al v. Osterhout Group, Inc et al
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ORDER granting United States' Request to Unseal Case signed by Magistrate Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte. (Attachments: # 1 certificate of service)(shyS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/16/2016)
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BRIAN J. STRETCH (CA .Bar No. 163973)
Acting United States Attorney
ALEX G. TSE (CA Bar No. 152348)
Chief, Civil Division
SARA WINSLOW (DC Bar No. 457643)
Assistant United States Attorney
450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055
San Francisco, California 94102
Telephone: (415) 436-6925
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Facsnnile: (415) 436-6748
sara.winslow@usdoj.gov
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Attorneys for the United States of America
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ex rei.
LITE MACHINES, INC., .
Plaintiffs,
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OSTERHOUT GROUP, INC., et al.,
Defendants.
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Case No. C 15-2977 EDL ·
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This action was filed under seal pursuant to the qui tam provisions of the False Claims
Act (FCA),' 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b). On March 2, 2016, Relator, Lite Machines, Inc., filed a
voluntary dismissal of this action, to which the United States did not object. On March 4, 2016,
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. the Court entered an order dismissing the action without prejudice. The dismissal occurred while
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the case was still under seal. Typically, when the United States notifies the Court of its decision .
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whether to intervene in a qui tam case, the government also asks the Court to unseal the case.
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However, in this case, the dismissal occurred before the United States was able to do so.
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REQUEST TO UNSEAL
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The Un ited States now respectfull y requests that the Court tmseal: (1 ) Relato r's
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Comp laint: (2) the summo ns, if any; (3) the sched uling o rder; (4) P laintiffs Motion fo r
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Voluntary Dismissal; (5) the March 4, 2016 Order dismissing the case; (6) th is Req uest to Unseal
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Case, with [Proposed] O rder to U nseal; and (7) a ll future filings in this action . T he United States
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requests that all o ther co ntents of the Court's fi le in this matter (including any applications fi led
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by the U nited States fo r extensions o f the sixty-day investigative period and related orders)
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remain under seal. The undersigned government counsel understands from communications wit
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Relator's coun sel that Re lato r does no t o bject to this unsealing request.
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Respectfully submi tted,
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BRIAN J . STRETCH
Acting United Stales A ttorney
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Dated: March 14, 20 16
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SARA WTNSLOW
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REQUEST TO UNSEAL
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ORDER TO UNSEAL
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IT IS HEREBY 0 RD ERED that:
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I. The Compla int, the summons, the scheduling order, P lainti ff's Motion for Voluntary
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Dism issa l. the Court' s March 4, 20 16 Order dism issing the case, the Un ited States' Request to
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Unsea l Case, and this Order are hereby W1Sealed.
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2. Any other applications ti led under seal by the U nited States shall remain under seal.
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The seal shal l be lifted as to any other matters occurring in this action after the date o
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this Order.
IT IS SO O RD ERED .
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Dated:
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United States Magistrate Judge
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REQUEST TO UNSEAL
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