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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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JEFFREY S. BUCHOLTZ 

Acting Assistant Attorney General 

McGREGOR W. SCOTT 

United States Attorney 

Eastern District of California 

CATHERINE J. SWANN 

Assistant United States Attorney 

501 I Street, 10th Floor 

Sacramento, California 95814 

Telephone: (916) 554-2762 

Fax: (916) 554-2900 

JOYCE R. BRANDA 

PATRICIA R. DAVIS 

MICHAL TINGLE 

Department of Justice 

Civil Division 

Commercial Litigation Branch 

P. O. Box 261 

Benjamin Franklin Station 

Washington, D.C. 20044 

Telephone: (202) 307-1381 

Attorneys for the United States of America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 

 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and ) CIV.S-03-0342 FCD GGH 

THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) 

ex rel. DAVID T. READ, ) 

) 

Plaintiff, ) 

 ) ORDER OF DISMISSAL

 v. ) 

) 

SHASTA COMMUNITY HEALTH ) 

CENTER AND CONSTANTINE DEAN ) 

GERMANO, ) 

) 

 Defendants. ) 

________________________________ ) 

 

Upon consideration of the Stipulation of Dismissal of Relator’s First Amended 

Complaint, filed by the United States and Relator, it is hereby 

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 ORDERED that the First Amended Complaint is dismissed. Pursuant to and 

consistent with the terms of the Settlement Agreement between the United States, 

California, Relator, and Defendants, effective January 18, 2008 (hereinafter "Settlement 

Agreement"), the dismissal shall be with prejudice as to the Relator; with prejudice to the 

United States to the extent of the Federal Covered Conduct, as that term is defined in the 

Settlement Agreement, and otherwise without prejudice to the United States. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: February 12, 2008 

 

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