United States of America, et al v. Mims Management Group, LLC, et al

Filing 64

Order to Unseal Case - Signed by District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan on 4/3/2018. (Collins, S.)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
WESTERN DIVISION
No. 5:14-CV-907-FL
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, and the
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STATES OF ALABAMA, ARKANSAS,
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ARIZONA, COLORADO, CALIFORNIA,
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CONNECTICUT, FLORIDA, GEORGIA,
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HAWAii, IOWA, INDIANA, LOUISIANA,
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MISSISSIPPI, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO,
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NORTH CAROLINA, OHIO,
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PENNSYLVANIA~ SOUTH CAROLINA,
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TEXAS, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA, and
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WISCONSIN, ex rel. KRISTINA S. GRENWOOD,)
MISTY STOFFREGEN THWEATT,
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Plaintiffs,
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v.
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MIMS MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC,
INSTITUTIONAL PHARMACY SOLUTIONS, )
LLC, NORTHEAST PHARMACEUTICALS,
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INC., DANIEL MIMS, and KRYSTAL MIMS,
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Defendants.
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ORDER

(UNDER SEAL)

The United States, having notified the Court that it is not intervening in this action at this time
pursuant to the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b)(4)(B), the Court rules as follows:
IT IS ORDERED that,
1.

The complaint, the United States' notice that it is not intervening at this time, and

this Order be unsealed and served upon the defendants by relators;
2.

All other contents of the Court's file in this action remain under seal and not be

made public or served upon the defendants;
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this Order;

.The seal be lifted as to all other matters occurring in this action after the date of

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4.

Should relators pursue this matter further, the parties shall serve all pleadings and

motions filed in this action, including supporting memoranda, upon the United States as provided
for in 31 U.S.C. § 3730(c)(3). The United States may order any deposition transcripts and is
entitled to intervene in this action, for good cause, at any time;
5.

Should relators pursue this matter further, the parties shall serve all notices of

appeal upon the United States;
6.

Should relators pursue this matter further, all orders of this Court shall be sent to

the United States; and that
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Should relators or the defendants propose that this action be dismissed, settled, or

otherwise discontinued, the Court will solicit the written consent of the United States before
ruling or granting its approval.

3rd
April
SO ORDERED, this the _ _ _ _ day of _ _ _ _ _ _., 2018.

LOUISE W. FLANAGAN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE