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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

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, NEW JERSEY, NEW

MEXICO, NEW YORK, OKLAHOMA,

RHODE ISLAND, TENNESSEE, TEXAS,

VIRGINIA, and WISCONSIN, ex rel. JOE

DOE, 

Plaintiffs,

No. CIV.S-09-3617 FCD EFB 

 

 

 RELATED CASE ORDER

 FILED UNDER SEALED 

 v. BIOTRONIK, INC. and WESTERN 

MEDICAL, INC.,

Defendants.

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, and the

STATES OF CALIFORNIA, NEVADA,

CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE,

FLORIDA, GEORGIA, HAWAII,

ILLINOIS, INDIANA, LOUISIANA,

MICHIGAN, MASSACHUSETTS,

MONTANA, NEW JERSEY, NEW

MEXICO, NEW YORK, NORTH

CAROLINA, OKLAHOMA, RHODE

ISLAND, TENNESSEE, TEXAS,

VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, THE DISTRICT

OF COLUMBIA, ex rel. MAX BENNETT,

Plaintiffs,

No. CIV.S-10-1273 WBS KJM

 v.

BIOTRONIK, INC. and WESTERN

MEDICAL, INC,

Defendants.

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Examination of the above-entitled actions reveals that they are related within the meaning

of Local Rule 123(a) (E.D. Cal. 1997). The actions involve the same parties, are based on the

same or similar claims, the same property transaction or event, similar questions of fact and the

same questions of law, and would therefore entail a substantial duplication of labor if heard by

different judges. Accordingly, the assignment of the matters to the same judge is likely to effect

a substantial savings of judicial effort and is also likely to be convenient for the parties.

The parties should be aware that relating the cases under Local Rule 123 merely has the

result that these actions are assigned to the same judge; no consolidation of the actions is

effected. Under the regular practice of this court, related cases are generally assigned to the

judge and magistrate judge to whom the first filed action was assigned.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the action denominated CIV. S-10-1273 WBS KJM

is reassigned to District Judge Frank C. Damrell, Jr., and Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan

for all further proceedings. Any dates currently set in this reassigned case only are hereby

VACATED. Henceforth, the caption on documents filed in the reassigned case shall be shown

as: CIV. S-10-1273 FCD EFB.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court make appropriate adjustment in the

assignment of civil cases to compensate for this reassignment.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: January 6, 2011

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