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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 31:3729 False Claims Act

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA’S STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR DISMISSAL

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EDMUND G. BROWN JR.

Attorney General of the State of California

MARK ZAHNER

Chief Prosecutor

State Bar No. 137732

BRIAN V. FRANKEL

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

State Bar No. 116802

 1455 Frazee Road, Suite 315

 San Diego, CA 92108

 Telephone: (619) 688-6065

 Fax: (619) 688-4200

Attorneys for STATE OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ex rel. DAVID

T. READ,

Plaintiffs,

v.

SHASTA COMMUNITY HEALTH

CENTER, and CONSTANTINE DEAN

GERMANO,

Defendants.

CIV-S-03-0342 FCD GGH

STATE OF CALIFORNIA’S

STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR 

DISMISSAL

STIPULATION

WHEREAS, the State of California, defendants, and relator have entered into a settlement

agreement which resolves the claims brought on behalf of the State of California (a copy of the

fully executed settlement agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 1);

WHEREAS, the claims brought on behalf of the United States were also resolved by the

aforementioned settlement agreement;

WHEREAS, the United States will be filing a separate pleading addressing the dismissal of

the claims brought on behalf of the United States;

WHEREAS, the issue of what documents within the Court’s file should be unsealed or

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should remain under seal has already been addressed by the Court’s Order signed on 1/18/08 and

filed on 1/22/08;

WHEREAS, no answer or other responsive pleading has been filed in this action by the

defendants;

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by the State of California and relator David

Tucker Read, through their respective counsel of record:

1. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P., Rule 41(a)(1):

a. the entire action shall be dismissed with prejudice as to the relator; and

b. as to the State of California, the action shall be dismissed with prejudice as to the

“State Covered Conduct” as defined in Exhibit No. 1, and without prejudice as to all other claims

brought on behalf of the State of California.

2. This Court shall retain jurisdiction to enforce the terms of the aforementioned settlement

agreement.

EDMUND G. BROWN JR.

Attorney General of the State of California

Dated: 2/4/08 /s/ Brian V. Frankel 

By: BRIAN V. FRANKEL

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

Attorneys for the State of California

 /s/ Gail Killefer 

Dated: 2/4/08 By: GAIL KILLEFER, ESQ.

Attorney for Relator DAVID TUCKER READ

[original signature retained by counsel]

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ORDER

Pursuant to stipulation and for good cause shown, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

1. This entire action is dismissed with prejudice as to the relator.

2. As to the State of California, the action is dismissed with prejudice as to the “State

Covered Conduct” as defined in Exhibit No. 1 to the Stipulation, and without prejudice as to all

other claims brought on behalf of the State of California.

3. This Court shall retain jurisdiction to enforce the terms of the aforementioned settlement

agreement.

Dated: February 12, 2008 

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