UNITED STATES OF AMERICA et al v. SUN HEALTHCARE GROUP, INC. et al

Filing 87

ORDER THAT RELATORS MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE A SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT IS GRANTED, AND THE CLERK OF COURT SHALL SEPARATELY FILE THE PROPOSED SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT (DOC. NOS. 50-1 AND 51) ON THE DOCKET OF THIS CASE. DEFENDANTS MOTION TO UNSEAL AL L PRIOR FILINGS IS GRANTED AS FOLLOWS: THE SEAL IS LIFTED IN FULL ON DOCKET NUMBERS 1, 4, 6, 8, 10, 1214, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 25, 2728, 30, 3233, AND 3542; B. IN SIXTY (60) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS ORDER, THE SEAL SHALL BE LIFTED ON DOCKET NUMBERS 2 , 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 26, 29, 31, AND 34; WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS ORDER, THE GOVERNMENT MAY IDENTIFY, WITH SPECIFICITY, PRECISE INFORMATION ON ANY OF THE DOCUMENTS IN PARAGRAPH 2(B) ABOVE THAT IT WISHES TO REDACT AND SHALL EXPLAIN WHY THOSE REQUESTED REDACTIONS OVERCOME THE PRESUMPTION IN FAVOR OF PUBLIC ACCESS AND DEFENDANTS SHALL HAVE SEVENTY-FIVE (75) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS ORDER IN WHICH TO FILE AN ANSWER OR OTHER RESPONSE TO THE SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT. SIGNED BY CHIEF JUDGE MITCHELL S. GOLDBERG ON 4/16/24. 4/16/24 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED TO COUNSEL AND E-MAILED.(jaa, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATES OF CALIFORNIA, et al., and
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS,
Plaintiffs,
Ex rel. JOHN DOES,

Plaintiff-Relators,

v.
SUN HEALTHCARE GROUP, INC., et al.,
Defendants.

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CIVIL ACTION
NO. 16-843

ORDER
AND NOW, this 16th day of April, 2024, upon consideration of (1) Relators’ Motion for Leave
to File a Second Amended Complaint (Doc. No. 50) and Defendants’ Response (Doc. No. 74), and (2)
Defendants’ Motion to Unseal All Prior Filings (Doc. No. 75), Relators’ Response (Doc. No. 78), and
Defendants’ Reply (Doc. No. 85), it is hereby ORDERED that:

1. Relators’ Motion for Leave to File a Second Amended Complaint is GRANTED, and the Clerk
of Court shall separately file the proposed Second Amended Complaint (Doc. Nos. 50-1 and 51)
on the docket of this case.
2. Defendants’ Motion to Unseal All Prior Filings is GRANTED as follows:
a. The seal is LIFTED in full on Docket Numbers 1, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12–14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24–
25, 27–28, 30, 32–33, and 35–42;
b. In sixty (60) days from the date of this Order, the seal shall be LIFTED on Docket
Numbers 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 26, 29, 31, and 34;
c. Within thirty (30) days from the date of this Order, the Government may identify, with
specificity, precise information on any of the documents in paragraph 2(b) above that it
wishes to redact and shall explain why those requested redactions overcome the
presumption in favor of public access.

3. Defendants shall have seventy-five (75) days from the date of this Order in which to file an
answer or other response to the Second Amended Complaint
BY THE COURT:
/s/ Mitchell S. Goldberg
MITCHELL S. GOLDBERG,

J.