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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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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ex rel.

SIMRAT RANDHAWA,

Plaintiff,

v.

BARA INFOWARE, INC., et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 17-cv-06523-JCS 

*SEALED*

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION 

REGARDING REQUEST FOR 

DISMISSAL

Re: Dkt. No. 21

Relator Simrat Randhawa has filed a “notice of dismissal” of this qui tam action without 

prejudice and request for partial unsealing. Dkt. 21. The United States consents to dismissal as 

required by 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b)(1). That statute also requires consent of the Court, however, and 

the undersigned magistrate judge lacks jurisdiction to dismiss a claim without consent of all 

parties. Because Defendants have not appeared in this action, not all parties have consented to 

such jurisdiction. See generally Williams v. King, 875 F.3d 500 (9th Cir. 2017). This case will 

therefore be reassigned to a United States district judge for all further proceedings, including 

action on the recommendation of this report.

Based on the stipulation of Randhawa and the United States, and with no reason to deny 

the request apparent from the record, the undersigned recommends that the Court grant the request 

for partial unsealing and dismissal without prejudice. Any party may file an objection to this 

recommendation no later than January 31, 2020. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C).

Dated: January 17, 2020

______________________________________

JOSEPH C. SPERO

Chief Magistrate Judge

Case 4:17-cv-06523-SBA Document 24 Filed 01/17/20 Page 1 of 1