United States of America v. Bertie Ambulance Service, Inc. et al

Filing 58

ORDER granting 57 Motion To Excuse Ultimate Decision-makers From Being Physically Present At Mediated Settlement Conference Under Local Rule 101.1d(d)(2). Signed by US Magistrate Judge Robert B. Jones, Jr. on 10/23/2015. (Edwards, S.)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
NORTHERN DIVISION
NO. 2:14-CV-53-F
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
ORDER

v.

BERTIE AMBULANCE SERVICE,
INC., EDWARD L. LIPSCOMB,
and ANNETTA P. LIPSCOMB,
Defendants.

For good cause shown upon the Motion of the United States
of America, it hereby
ORDERED

THAT

the

Court

excuses

the

ultimate

Government

decision-makers with the United States Attorney's Office and the
HHS Assistant
and

allows

Inspector General

Deputy

Civil

Chief

from being physically present,
Norman

Acker

and

OCIG

Senior

Counsel Andrea Treese Berlin to appear by telephone as needed at
the mediation scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2015.
SO ORDERED this ~3

day of October, 2015.

R~

United States Magistrate Judge