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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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ORDER ON U.S. EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR SECOND EXT. OF TIME TO DECIDE 1 

WHETHER TO INTERVENE AND EXT. OF SEAL 

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PHILLIP A. TALBERT 

Acting United States Attorney 

EDWARD A. BAKER 

Assistant United States Attorney 

501 I Street, Suite 10-100 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

Telephone: (916) 554-2700 

Facsimile: (916) 554-2900 

BENJAMIN C. MIZER 

Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General 

MICHAEL D. GRANSTON 

JAMIE A. YAVELBERG 

JENNIFER CIHON 

U.S. Department of Justice 

Room 9224 

601 D Street, NW 

Washington, DC 20004 

Telephone: (202) 514-7371 

Facsimile: (202) 514-7361 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

United States of America 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al., 

ex rel., TUESDAY WILLIAMS, 

 Plaintiffs, 

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JOHNSON & JOHNSON and JANSSEN BIOTECH, 

INC., 

 Defendants. 

NO. 2:16-cv-0057 KJM AC 

ORDER ON UNITED STATES’ EX PARTE

APPLICATION FOR SECOND EXTENSION 

OF TIME TO DECIDE WHETHER TO 

INTERVENE AND EXTENSION OF SEAL 

[FILED UNDER SEAL] 

Good cause appearing, the United States’ second ex parte application for a six-month extension 

of the intervention deadline and seal period (ECF No. 18) is GRANTED. Accordingly, the United 

States shall have through and including March 13, 2017 to notify the court of its decision on whether to 

intervene in this action. Any future applications for an extension to decide whether to intervene must be 

accompanied by a detailed description of the progress of the investigation and a detailed statement 

showing good cause exists for the requested extension. 

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The complaint and all other filings shall remain under seal until the United States notices its 

election, or until further order of this court. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATE: September 12, 2016 

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