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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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[Proposed] Order on United States’ Notice 

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BENJAMIN C. MIZER 

Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General 

MICHAEL D. GRANSTON 

JAMIE A. YAVELBERG 

COLIN M. HUNTLEY 

Attorneys, Civil Division 

United States Department of Justice 

P.O. Box 261 

Ben Franklin Station 

Washington, DC 20044 

Telephone: (202) 353-8190 

E-mail: Colin.Huntley@usdoj.gov 

BENJAMIN B. WAGNER 

United States Attorney 

CATHERINE J. SWANN 

Assistant United States Attorney 

501 I Street, Suite 10-100 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

Telephone: (916) 554-2700 

Facsimile: (916) 554-2900 

Email: Catherine.Swann@usdoj.gov 

Attorneys for the United States 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

IN AND FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ex rel.,

KELLY NGUYEN, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

MEDTRONIC, INC., 

 Defendant. 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ex rel., 

IRVING PHAN, et al., 

 Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

MEDTRONIC, INC., 

 Defendant. 

CASE NOS. 2:13-cv-0806 JAM KJN / 

 2:14-cv-0419 JAM KJN 

ORDER ON UNITED STATES’ NOTICE OF 

ELECTION TO DECLINE INTERVENTION 

FILED IN CAMERA AND UNDER SEAL 

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The United States having declined to intervene in this action pursuant to the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. 

§ 3730(b)(4)(B), the Court rules as follows: 

IT IS ORDERED that, 

1. The operative complaint be unsealed and served upon defendant by relators; 

2. All other contents of the Court's file in this action remain under seal and not be made 

public or served upon the defendant, except for this Order and the United States’ Notice of 

Election to Decline Intervention, which relators will serve upon defendant only after service of 

the complaint; 

3. The seal be lifted as to all other matters occurring in this action after the date of this 

Order; 

4. The parties shall serve all pleadings and motions filed in this action, including supporting 

memoranda, upon the United States, as provided for in 31 U.S.C. § 3730(c)(3). The United 

States may order any deposition transcripts and is entitled to intervene in this action, for good 

cause, at any time; 

5. The parties shall serve all notices of appeal upon the United States; 

6. All orders of this Court shall be sent to the United States; and that 

7. Should relators or defendant propose that this action be dismissed, settled, or otherwise 

discontinued, the Court will provide the United States with notice and an opportunity to be heard 

before ruling or granting its approval. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATE: 1/4/2016 

 /s/ John A. Mendez______________ 

 HONORABLE JOHN A. MENDEZ 

 United States District Court Judge 

 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE BY MAIL 

 The undersigned hereby certifies that she is an employee in the Office of the United States 

Attorney for the Eastern District of California and is a person of such age and discretion as to be 

competent to serve papers. 

 That on December 29, 2015, she served a copy of: 

[PROPOSED] ORDER ON UNITED STATES’ NOTICE OF ELECTION 

TO DECLINE INTERVENTION 

by placing said copy in a postpaid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter named, at the place(s) 

and address(es) listed below, which is/are the last known address(es), and by depositing said envelope in 

the United States mail at Sacramento, California. 

ADDRESSES: 

WATERS, KRAUS PAUL 

Louisa O. Kirakosian 

222 N. Sepulveda Blvd, Suite 1900 

El Segundo, CA 90245 

WATERS, KRAUS PAUL 

Michael L. Armitage 

222 N. Sepulveda Blvd, Suite 1900 

El Segundo, CA 90245 

BEASLEY ALLEN 

Archie I. Grubb, II 

218 Commerce Street 

PO Box 4160 (36103) 

Montgomery, AL 36104 

Jennifer Gregory 

(Liaison for the Named States and D.C.) 

 DOJ/Office of the Attorney General 

 1425 River Park Dr Ste 300 

 Sacramento, CA 95815 

 /s/ Pam Beauvais 

 PAM BEAUVAIS 

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