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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, ex rel.,

[UNDER SEAL], 

Plaintiffs,

vs.

[UNDER SEAL], 

Defendants.

 

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2:09 - CV - 03617 FCD EFB

ORDER ON UNITED STATES' EX PARTE

APPLICATION 

TO PARTIALLY LIFT SEAL

FILED IN CAMERA AND UNDER SEAL

[31 U.S.C. § 3730(B)(2)]

[Exempt from ECF]

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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

CATHERINE J. SWANN

Assistant United States Attorney 

501 I Street, 10th Floor

Sacramento, California 95814

Telephone: (916) 554-2762

Fax: (916) 554-2900

ADAM SCHWARTZ

Department of Justice

Civil Division

Commercial Litigation Branch

P. O. Box 261

Benjamin Franklin Station

Washington, D.C. 20044

Telephone: (202) 514-6831 

Fax: (202) 514-0280

Attorneys for the United States of America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, and the

STATES OF ARKANSAS, CALIFORNIA,

DELAWARE, DISTRICT OF

COLUMBIA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA,

HAWAII, ILLINOIS, INDIANA,

LOUISIANA, MASSACHUSETTS,

MICHIGAN, MONTANA, NEVADA,

NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW

MEXICO, NEW YORK, OKLAHOMA,

RHODE ISLAND, TENNESSEE, TEXAS,

VIRGINIA, and WISCONSIN ex rel. MAX

BENNETT, 

Plaintiffs,

vs.

BIOTRONIK, INC. and WESTERN

MEDICAL, INC.,

Defendants.

 

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2:09 - CV - 03617 FCD EFB

ORDER ON UNITED STATES' EX PARTE

APPLICATION 

TO PARTIALLY LIFT SEAL

FILED UNDER SEAL

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Upon consideration of the United States’ ex parte Application for a Partial Lifting of the

Seal, and for good cause shown, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that at the discretion of the United States, the United States

may disclose the allegations raised by Relator and/or provide a copy of the complaint and any

amended complaints subsequently filed to: (1) defendant Biotronik, Inc.; (2) defendant Western

Medical, Inc.; and (3) the arbitrator presiding over an employment dispute between Relator and

Biotronik, Inc.;

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the United States shall advise the arbitrator presiding

over an employment dispute between Relator and Biotronik, Inc., of the sealed nature of these

proceedings and that its existence shall not be further disseminated; and 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that 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.

DATE: September 7, 2010 

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