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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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BRIAN J. STRETCH (CA Bar No. 163973)

United States Attorney

SARA WINSLOW (DC Bar No. 457643)

Chief, Civil Division

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055

San Francisco, California 94102-3495

Telephone: (415) 436-6925

Facsimile: (415) 436-6748

sara.winslow@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for the United States ofAmerica

filed

MAY -52016

SUSAN YSOONQ

H'S' O'STRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OFCALIFORN^

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION^ i r

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ex rel

ARTEMUS,

Plaintiffs,

V.

) Case No. C 16-626 JSC

) UNITED STATES'NOTICE OF

) ELECTION TO DECLINE

) INTERVENTION; [PROPOOED]

) ORDER TO UNSEAL

LOUIE, et al. FILED UNDER SEAL

Defendants.

Pursuant to the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b)(4)(B), the United States notifies

the Court ofits decision not to intervene in tliis action.

Althoughthe United States declines to intervene,it respectfullyrefers the Court to 31

U.S.C. § 3730(b)(1), whichallows the relatorto maintain the actionin the nameof the United

States;providing, however, that the "action may be dismissed only ifthe court and the Attorney

and their reasons for consenting." Id. The United

States Courtof Appeals for theNinth Circuithas heldthat, notwithstanding thislanguage, the

United States onlyhas the rightto a hearing when it objects to a settlement or dismissal of the

General give written consent to the dismissal

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action. C/.iS. ex rel Green v. Northrop Corp., 59 F.3d 953, 959 (9th Cir. 1995); U.S. ex rel

Killingsworth v. Northrop Corp., 25 F.3d 715, lli-lS (9th Cir. 1994).

Therefore, the United States requests that, should either the relator or the defendants

propose that this action be dismissed, settled,

United States with notice and an opportunity

Furthermore, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. §

or otherwise discontinued, this Court provide the

to be heard before ruling or granting its approval.

3730(c)(3), the United States requests that all

pleadings filed in this actionbe served uponihe United States. TheUnited States alsorequests

that orders issued by the Court be sent to the government's counsel. The United States reserves

itsrights to order anydeposition transcripts ^d to intervene inthis action, for good cause, at a

later date, and to seek dismissal ofthe relatoi's action or claim. See 31 U.S.C. § 3730(c)(2), (3).

The United States also requests that it be served with all notices of appeal.

Finally, we request that the Court xmseal: (1) relator's Complaint; (2) the summons, if

any; (3) the scheduling order; (4) this Notice ofElection to Decline Intervention, with (Proposed)

Order to Unseal; and (5) all other matters occurring in this action after the date the Court enters

the unsealing order. We request that all othei: contents ofthe Court's file in this matter

(including, but not limited to, any applicatiotisfiled by the United States for extensions ofthe

sixty-day investigative period, any applicatio^ for partial lifting ofthe seal, and any orders

previously entered in this matter) remain under seal and not be made pubUcor served upon

defendants.

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Dated: May ^ ,2016

[P^^OPOSTO]

By:

Respectfully submitted,

BRIAN J. STRETCH

United States Attorney

SARAWINSLOW

Assistant United States Attorney

3RDERTO UNSEAL

The UnitedStates having declined to intervene in this actionpursuant to the Federal False

Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b)(4)(B), the Ciourt rules as follows.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. All current contents ofthe Court's file in this action shall remain under seal and not be 1

madepublicor servedupon the defendants, except for (1) relator's Complaint; (2) the summons,

ifany; (3) the scheduling order; (4) this Ordep and (5) the accompanying United States' Notice

ofElection to Decline Intervention, which are hereby unsealed.

2. The relator shall serve the Complaint upon the defendants.

3. The relator shall serve this Order ^d the accompanying Joint Notice ofElection to

Decline Intervention upon the defendants after service ofthe Complaint.

4. The seal shall be lifted as to all ot ler matters occurring in this action after the date of

this Order.

5. Theparties shall serveall pleadings andmotions filed in this action, including

supporting memoranda, upon the UnitedStaues, as providedfor in 31 U.S.C. § 3730(c)(3). The

United Statesmay order any deposition transcripts and is entitledto intervene in this action,for

good cause, at any time.

7. Theparties will provide the United States a copyof the notice or petitioninitiating any

appeal and each paper, including briefs, filed in the appeal.

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8. All orders ofthis Court shall be sent to the United States.

9. Should the relator or the defendant(s) propose that this action be dismissed, settled, or

otherwise discontinued, the Courtwill providethe United Stateswith noticeand an opportunity

to be heard before ruling or granting its approval.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated:

LINE SCO CORLEY

es Magistrate Judge

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UNITED S

NORTHERN

WILLIAM ARTEMUS, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

V.

JIM YAN LOUIE, et al.

Defendants.

I, the undersigned, hereby certify

District Court, Northern District ofCalifc

Sara Winslow

US Attorney's Office

450 Golden Gate Avenue

San Francisco, CA 94102

Jason A Hain

Law Offices ofJason Hain

30 Cumberland Street

San Francisco, CA 94110

Dated: 5/5/2016

TATES DISTPaCT COURT

DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Case No. 16-cv-00626-JSC

*SEALED*

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

that I am an employee in the Office ofthe Clerk, U.S.

mia.

That on 5/5/2016,1 SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) ofthe attached, by placing said

copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by depositing

said envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placpg said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery receptacle

located in the Clerk's office.

Susan Y. Soong

Clerk, United States District Court

Ada*Means, Depiji^ Clerk to the

Honorable JACQUELINE SCOTT CORLEY

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