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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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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

JOYCE R. BRANDA

ADAM J. 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; THE

STATES OF ARKANSAS,

CALIFORNIA, DELAWARE,

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,

FLORIDA, GEORGIA, HAWAII,

ILLINOIS, INDIANA, LOUISIANA,

MICHIGAN, MASSACHUSETTS,

MONTANA, NEVADA, NEW

HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW

MEXICO, NEW YORK, OKLAHOMA,

RHODE ISLAND, TENNESSEE,

TEXAS, VIRGINIA, AND

WISCONSIN, ex rel. JOHN DOE

RELATOR,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

BIOTRONIK, INC. AND, WESTERN

MEDICAL, INC.,

Defendants. 

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2:09 - CV - 03617 KJM EFB

ORDER ON UNITED STATES’ FOURTH

REQUEST FOR AN EXTENSION OF

TIME TO DECIDE WHETHER TO

INTERVENE AND EXTENSION OF THE

SEAL ON THE QUI TAM COMPLAINT

FILED UNDER SEAL

ORDER ON UNITED STATES’ FOURTH 

REQUEST FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO 

DECIDE WHETHER TO INTERVENE AND EXTENSION 

OF THE SEAL ON THE QUI TAM COMPLAINT 1

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Upon consideration of the United States' ex parte application for

an extension of the seal period and continuance of the scheduling

conference, and for good cause shown, the Court hereby rules as

follows: 

1. The United States and plaintiff states shall have through and

including March 23, 2012, to notify the Court of their respective

decisions on whether to intervene in this action; 

2. The complaint and all other filings shall remain under seal

until the United States notices its election, or until further order

of this Court; and

3. The status (pretrial scheduling) conference shall be set for

a time after the United States and plaintiff states notify the Court

of their respective decisions on whether to intervene in this action

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATE: October 25, 2011. 

ORDER ON UNITED STATES’ FOURTH 

REQUEST FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO 

DECIDE WHETHER TO INTERVENE AND EXTENSION 

OF THE SEAL ON THE QUI TAM COMPLAINT 2

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