United States of America v. Harbit et al

Filing 14

Order to Unseal Case Signed by Honorable J Michelle Childs on 4/24/2020. (asni, )

3:19-cv-03403-JMC

Date Filed 04/24/20

Entry Number 14

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COLUMBIA DIVISION
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Civ. No. 3:19-cv-3403-JMC
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
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ex rel. JEFFREY HARBIT and ALAN
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INGLETT,
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Plaintiffs-Relators,
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UNDER SEAL
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v.
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CONSULTANTS IN
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GASTROENTEROLOGY, P.A., et al.,
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Defendants.
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ORDER
Having received notice of the decision of the United States to decline intervention in this
action pursuant to the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b)(4)(B), it is hereby ORDERED that:
1. The seal imposed in this case shall be lifted as to all documents.
2. All matters occurring in this action after the date of this Order shall be filed on the public
docket and shall not be filed under seal unless accompanied by an appropriate motion
pursuant to Local Civil Rule 5.03.
3. Relators shall serve Defendants within 90 days of the date of this Order, as provided for in
Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m).
4. 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.

3:19-cv-03403-JMC

Date Filed 04/24/20

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5. The parties shall serve all notices of appeal upon the United States.
6. All orders of this Court shall be sent to the United States.
7. Should Relators or Defendants propose that this action be dismissed, settled, or
otherwise discontinued, either Relators or Defendants will solicit the written consent of the
United States before presenting the matter to this court for its ruling or granting its
approval.
IT IS SO ORDERED,

This 24th day of April, 2020

s/J. Michelle Childs
J. Michelle Childs
United States District Court Judge

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