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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

UNITED STATES ex rel. JOHNSON, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

WAL-MART STORES, INC., et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:13-cv-2277 KJM-CKD 

ORDER 

Upon consideration of the United States’ ex parte application for a partial lifting of 

the seal, ECF No. 12, and for good cause shown, the court orders that the United States may, at its 

option, disclose the existence of this qui tam action along with the allegations raised by relator, 

and provide a copy of the complaint and any subsequent amended complaints to defendant WalMart Stores, Inc., as well as any additionally named defendants. The complaint and all other 

filings shall remain under seal, except insofar as that seal has been partially lifted by this Court. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: May 7, 2015. 

Case 2:13-cv-02277-KJM-CKD Document 13 Filed 05/08/15 Page 1 of 1