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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 OF AMERICA, and the 

STATES OF CALIFORNIA, 

COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, 

DELAWARE, GEORGIA, INDIANA, 

LOUISIANA, MARYLAND, 

MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, 

NEVADA, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, 

NORTH CAROLINA, RHODE ISLAND, 

TENNESSEE, VIRGINIA, 

WASHINGTON, and the DISTRICT OF 

COLUMBIA ex rel. LOYD F. 

SCHMUCKLEY, JR., 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

RITE AID CORPORATION, 

Defendant. 

No. 2:12-CV-1699 KJM EFB 

ORDER UNDER SEAL 

On July 20, 2016, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the District of 

Columbia filed a notice of election to decline intervention. ECF No. 53. California has filed an 

ex parte motion seeking a fifth extension of time to consider intervention and retain the statutory 

seal. ECF No. 52. The court held an in camera status with counsel for the State of California on 

August 4, 2016. Senior Deputy Attorney General Vincent DiCarlo, Supervising Deputy Attorney 

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General Bernice Yew, and Deputy Attorney General Emmanuel Salazar appeared. Ms. Yew 

noted she was authorized to speak for the other plaintiff states. 

1. Massachusetts’s and District of Columbia’s Notice of Election to Decline 

Intervention 

Massachusetts and the District of Columbia decline to intervene, but request the 

court provide them with an opportunity to consent before the court’s ruling on any dismissal, 

settlement or discontinuance of the action. ECF 53 at 2. Massachusetts and the District of 

Columbia further request all pleadings and orders issued by the court be served on them. Id. 

They also reserve the right to order deposition transcripts, intervene for good cause at a later date, 

and to seek dismissal of the relator’s action or claim. Id. at 4. Lastly, they request the relators’ 

Complaint, the notice of election to decline intervention, and their proposed order be unsealed. 

Id. They request all other documents in the action remain under seal, even after any extensions, 

because those documents discuss the content and extent of their investigation. Id. 

The court declines to address Massachusetts’s and the District of Columbia’s 

request to unseal any documents in this case until the State of California and all other co-plaintiff 

states notice their election, or until further order of this court. In the interim, the court ORDERS 

the following: The Clerk of the Court shall arrange for all prospective orders of this court to be 

sent to Massachusetts and the District of Columbia. The parties shall hereafter serve all pleadings 

and motions filed in this action, including supporting memoranda, as well as any notices of appeal 

upon Massachusetts and the District of Columbia. Massachusetts and the District of Columbia 

may order deposition transcripts and are entitled to seek to intervene in this action, for good 

cause, at any time. 

2. California’s Motion to Extend Time 

Upon consideration of the State of California’s unopposed ex parte application for 

an extension of the seal period, after discussion with counsel at hearing and for good cause 

shown, the court orders as follows: 

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A. With the exception of Massachusetts and the District of Columbia, the State of 

California and all other co-plaintiff states shall have through and including November 10, 2016, 

to notify the court of their respective decisions on whether to intervene in this action; and 

B. The complaint and all other filings shall remain under seal until November 10, 

2016. 

A further in camera status is set for November 10, 2016, at 2:30 p.m. before the 

undersigned. By seven (7) days before the status, the State of California and other co-plaintiff 

states shall file a status report describing further settlement efforts and whether settlement has 

been exhausted, and if the case will not settle when a complaint in intervention will be filed. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: August 16, 2016 

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