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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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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES ex rel. YANCY 

CUMMINGS,

Plaintiff,

v.

MARY E. BRANTLEY HALE, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 15-cv-04723-JCS 

ORDER REGARDING FILING OF 

REDACTED COMPLAINT AND 

SUFFICIENCY OF COMPLAINT 

PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1915

Re: Dkt. No. 1

On February 27, 2016, the Court ordered Relator Yancy Cummings to file a version of her 

complaint redacting the names of her minor children at paragraph 19 and Exhibit B of the 

complaint in compliance with Rule 5.2 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. See dkt. 13. On 

February 29, 2016, Cummings filed a redacted complaint resolving the issue as to paragraph 19, 

but omitted all exhibits to the complaint. See dkt. 14. To complete the public record in this 

action, Cummings is ORDERED to file the exhibits to her complaint, with all instances of the 

names of minor children redacted, no later than March 14, 2016.

After the exhibits are filed, the complaint having been found to comply with 28 U.S.C. 

§ 1915, IT IS ORDERED that the Clerk issue summons, and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that 

the U.S. Marshal for the Northern District of California serve, without prepayment of fees, a copy 

of the complaint, any amendments, scheduling orders, attachments, plaintiff’s affidavit and this 

order upon the defendant.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 29, 2016

______________________________________

JOSEPH C. SPERO

Chief Magistrate Judge

Case 3:15-cv-04723-VC Document 15 Filed 02/29/16 Page 1 of 1