United States of America et al v. Oudeh et al

Filing 94

ORDER granting 88 Motion TO EXCUSE ULTIMATE DECISIONMAKERS FROM BEING PHYCICALLY PRESENT AT COURT-HOSTED SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE. Signed by US Magistrate Judge Robert T. Numbers, II on 2/10/2019. (Sellers, N.)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
WESTERN DIVISION
NO. 5:18-CV-9(D)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and
THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
Plaintiffs,
v.
DR. IBRAHIM N. OUDEH,
TERESA SLOAN-OUDEH, and
IBRAHIM N. OUDEH, M.D. P.A.,
Defendants.

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ORDER

For good cause being shown upon the United States’ to modify any attendance
requirement to excuse ultimate United States and North Carolina decision-makers
from physical attendance at the court-hosted settlement conference scheduled on
February 20, 2019, and allow participation through litigation counsel;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the United States’ motion is GRANTED. The
persons specified in Local Civil Rule 101.2(d), E.D.N.C. shall attend the conference
in person, except as provided herein. United States Attorney Robert Higdon, Civil
Chief Josh Royster of the United States Attorney’s Office, Candace Ashford of the
Depatement of Health and Human Services, Office of Counsel to Inspector General,
Director of the Medicaid Investigations Divisions, F. Edward Kirby, Jr., and Deputy
Secretary, North Carolina Medicaid Division of Heath Benefits, Dave Richard, do not
need to be present at the settlement conference on February 20, 2019, but shall be

available for approval of any negotiated settlement, if necessary.
This the ___ day of _________________, 2019.
Dated: February 4, 2019
Dated: February 10, 2019
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Robert T. Numbers, II
Robert T. T. NUMBERS, II
ROBERTNumbers, II
United States Magistrate Judge
United States Magistrate Judge
UnitedStates Magistrate Judge

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