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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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JOEL H. SIEGAL, ESQ. [SBN: 117044] 

SIEGAL & RICHARDSON, LLP 

235 Montgomery Street, Suite 1060 

San Francisco, California 941 04 

Telephone: 415 .777.5547 

Facsimile: 415 .777.524 7 

Email: joelsiegal@yahoo.com 

Attorney for Relators 

Kay Fitz-Patrick (SBN 252977) 

fitzpatrickk@ballardspahr .com 

BALLARD SPAHR LLP 

2029 Century Park East, Suite 800 

Los Angeles, CA 90067-2909 

Telephone: 424.204.4400 

Facsimile: 424.204.4350 

Email: fitzpatrickk@ballardspahr.com 

Attorney for Defendant 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

OAKLAND DIVISION 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ex rel. 

VICKI SW ARTZELL and JOHN DOE 

Case No.: 16-5241 KA W 

JOINT STIPULATION FOR 

EXTENSION OF TIME; 

[PROPOSED] ORDER Plaintiffs, 

V. 

SINGULEX, INC. 

Defendant. 

-IJOINT STIPULATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME 

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Pursuant to Rules 6(b) and 54( d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the federal 

False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3730(d), the undersigned counsel for Relators and Singulex, Inc. 

("Singulex") submit this Joint Stipulation for Extension of Time for filing a motion for 

attorney's fees, expenses, and costs. The parties are currently engaged in negotiations 

regarding Relators' counsel's claim for attorney's fees and hope to reach a resolution without 

involving the Court. In support hereof, Relators and Singulex state as follows: 

WHEREAS, on September 13, 2016, Relators filed a qui tam action against Singulex in 

this District for violations of the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b). (Dkt. 1). Relators 

subsequently filed an Amended Complaint on May 22, 2017, (Dkt. 5), and a Second Amended 

Complaint on June 21 , 2018, (Dkt. 15). 

WHEREAS, on August 22, 2018, the United States filed a Notice of Intervention for 

Purposes of Settlement advising the Court that the United States, Relators and Defendant had 

reached a settlement of the action. (Dkt. 17). 

WHEREAS, on September 14, 2018, the United States filed a Joint Stipulation of 

Voluntary Dismissal requesting that the Court enter an Order, inter alia, as to Relators, 

dismissing all claims against Singulex with prejudice "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)." (Dkt. 18). 

WHEREAS, on September 18, 2018, the Court entered such an Order. (Dkt. 19). 

WHEREAS, under Rule 54(b), Relators' counsel's motion for attorney's fees is due on 

October 2, 2018, which is 14 days after entry of judgment. 

WHEREAS, Relators' counsel and Singulex's counsel have been engaged in 

negotiations regarding Relators' claim for attorney's fees and need additional time to negotiate. 

The parties would like to avoid involving the Court through motion practice as well as save the 

time and effort involved in such practice. Further, neither party will suffer prejudice by this 

requested extension of time. 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between 

the undersigned counsel, subject to approval of the Court, that the due date for filing Relators' 

motion for attorney's fees, expenses, and costs, if necessary, is extended two-weeks until 

October 16, 2018. 

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IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: October 2, 2018 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: October 2, 2018 

Siegal & Richardson, LLP 

s/ Joel H Siegal 

Joel H. Siegal 

Attorney for Relators 

Ballard Spahr LLP 

sl Kay Fitz-Patrick 

Kay Fitz-Patrick 

Attorney for Defendant 

Singulex, Inc 

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[PROPOSED ORDER] 

Good cause shown, and based upon the Joint Stipulation, the requested extension of 

time is granted. 

IT IS SO ORDERED, 

This __ day of , 2018 

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HON. KANDIS A. WESTMORE 

United States Magistrate Judge 

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