United States of America et al v. Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. et al

Filing 83

ORDER granting 82 the government's unopposed motion to unseal. The clerk is directed to lift the seal as to relator's complaint (Doc. 2), the United States' notice of intervention (Doc. 82), and this order. All other papers an d orders previously filed in this matter shall remain under seal, and the seal is lifted for all other matters occurring in this action after the day of this order. The United States' request for an extension of time is also granted, and the named plaintiff states shall have until November 20, 2024, to intervene in this action. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nicholas P. Mizell on 9/25/2024. (TLP)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
FORT MYERS DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE
STATES OF CALIFORNIA, DELAWARE,
FLORIDA, GEORGIA, ILLINOIS,
INDIANA, IOWA, LOUISIANA,
MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS,
MICHIGAN, MONTANA, NEVADA,
NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY,
NEW MEXICO, NORTH CAROLINA,
OKLAHOMA, RHODE ISLAND,
TENNESSEE, TEXAS, VERMONT,
VIRGINIA, and WASHINGTON, ex rel.,
and JAMIE THOMSON,
Plaintiffs/Relator,
v.

2:18-cv-543-SPC-NPM

ACADIA HEALTHCARE COMPANY, INC.,
AFFILIATES OF ACADIA HEALTHCARE
COMPANY, INC. TO BE NAMED,
RIVERWOODS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, LLC
d/b/a LAKEVIEW BEHAVIORAL HEALTH,
Defendants.
ORDER
In this federal-false-claims-act case, the United States has notified the court
of its decision to partially intervene for the purpose of settlement and requests an
extension of time for the named plaintiff states to intervene in this action.
Accordingly, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b)(2) and (4), it is hereby
ORDERED that the relator’s complaint (Doc. 2), the United States’s notice of

intervention (Doc. 82), and this order shall be unsealed. All other papers and orders
previously filed in this matter shall remain under seal, and the seal is lifted for all
other matters occurring in this action after the day of this order. The request for an
extension of time is GRANTED, and the named plaintiff states shall have until
November 20, 2024, to intervene in this action.
ORDERED on September 25, 2024.