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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. NOTICE OF ELECTION TO DECLINE 1 

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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER 

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 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

United States of America 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE OF 

CALIFORNIA, ex rel., ROGER LEMAUX, 

 Plaintiffs, 

-vsMAGNUM EQUIPMENT, INC.; N & S TRACTOR 

CO., DEL MAR FARMS; W FARMS; LEE DELDON; 

JOHN MARING; and ROBERT WILLIAMS, 

 Defendants. 

CASE NO. 2:14-cv-2570 GEB CKD 

ORDER ON UNITED STATES’ NOTICE OF 

ELECTION TO DECLINE INTERVENTION 

The United States and State of California having declined to intervene in this action pursuant, 

respectively, to the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b)(4)(B), and the California False Claims Act, 

California Government Code § 12652(c)(6)(B), the Court rules as follows: 

1. The Complaint be unsealed and served upon the Defendants by the relator; 

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

or served upon the Defendants, except for this Order, the United States’ Notice of Election to Decline 

Intervention, and the State of California’s Notice of Declination, which the relator will serve upon the 

Defendants 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; 

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

memoranda, upon the United States and the California Attorney General’s Office (“CAGO”), as 

provided for, respectively, in 31 U.S.C. § 3730(c)(3) and Cal. Gov’t Code § 12652(f)(1). The United 

States and the State of California may order any deposition transcripts and are entitled to intervene in 

this action, for good cause, at any time; 

5. The parties shall serve all notices of appeal, and any supporting documents and memoranda, 

upon the United States and the State of California; 

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

7. Should the relator or the Defendants propose that this action be dismissed, settled, or 

otherwise discontinued, the Court will provide the United States and CAGO with notice and an 

opportunity to be heard before ruling or granting its approval. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: October 5, 2015 

 

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