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Nature of Suit Code: 375
Nature of Suit: False Claims Act
Cause of Action: 31:3729 False Claims Act

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STIPULATION OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL & [PROPOSED] ORDER 

16-5241 KAW 

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ALEX G. TSE (CABN 152348) 

United States Attorney 

SARA WINSLOW (DCBN 457643) 

Chief, Civil Division 

REBECCA A. FALK (CABN 226798) 

Assistant United States Attorney 

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055 

San Francisco, California 94102-3495 

Telephone: (415) 436-7022 

FAX: (415) 436-6748 

Rebecca.Falk@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for United States of America 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

OAKLAND DIVISION 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ex rel. 

VICKI SWARTZELL and JOHN DOE, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

SINGULEX, INC. 

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CASE NO. C 16-5241 KAW 

JOINT STIPULATION OF VOLUNTARY 

DISMISSAL; [PROPOSED] ORDER 

 

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Pursuant to Rule 41(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the qui tam provisions of the 

False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b)(1), and in accordance with and subject to all of the terms 

and conditions of the settlement agreement among the United States, Relators, and Singulex, Inc., 

effective August 21, 2018 (the “Settlement Agreement”), the United States and Relators Vicki Swartzell 

and Jim Vandermeer (“Relators”), hereby stipulate, through their undersigned counsel, as follows: 

1. As to the United States, the claims against Defendant are dismissed (a) with prejudice as to 

the Covered Conduct released in the Settlement Agreement, subject to all of the terms of the 

Settlement Agreement, and (b) without prejudice as to any other claims. 

2. As to Relators, all claims against Defendant are dismissed with prejudice, subject to all of the 

terms of the Settlement Agreement, except that Relators have specifically reserved and do 

not release Defendant from any claims for expenses, costs, and attorney’s fees under 31 

U.S.C. § 3730(d), or from any claims by Relator Vicki Swartzell under 31 U.S.C. §§ 3730(h) 

and under Wisconsin law for unpaid wages. 

3. A copy of the Settlement Agreement will be provided to the Court upon request. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED 

DATED: September 14, 2018 Respectfully submitted, 

ALEX G. TSE 

United States Attorney 

/s Rebecca A. Falk1

REBECCA A. FALK

Assistant United States Attorney

DATED: September 19, 2018 LAW OFFICES OF JOEL H. SIEGAL 

 s/ Joel H. Siegal______________ 

 Joel H. Siegal 

 Attorneys for Relator 

 

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 I, Rebecca A. Falk, hereby attest, in accordance with the Civil L.R. 5(i)(3), the concurrence in 

the filing of this document has been obtained from the other signatories listed here. 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. The Court directs the Clerk to 

close this case pursuant to the settlement agreement between the parties.

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

This _____ day of ___________, 2018. 

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 HON. KANDIS A. WESTMORE 

 United States Magistrate Judge 

18th September

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