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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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BRIAN J. STRETCH 

Acting United States Attorney 

2 SARA WINSLOW (DCBN 457643) 

Chief, Civil Division 

3 ILA C. DEISS (NYBN 3052909) 

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450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055 

San Francisco, California 94102-3495 

Telephone: (415) 436-7124 

Fax: (415) 436-7169 

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MICHAEL GRANSTON 

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JENNIFER CIHON 

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Civil Division 

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Telephone: (202) 514-7371 

Facsimile: (202) 305-7361 

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CLE~USAN Y. SOONG 

NORTHER% ti~r~f8f~lT COURT 

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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

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THE STATES OF CALIFORNIA, ) 

21 COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, ) 

DELAWARE, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, ) 

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27 WISCONSIN, THE COMMONWEALTHS ) 

OF MASSACHUSETTS AND VIRGINIA; ) 

28 and THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; ) 

ex rei. BRIAN SHIELDS, ) 

No. CV 11-0822 MEJ 

UNITED STATES' AND PARTICIPATING 

STATES' NOTICE OF ELECTION TO 

INTERVENE IN PART AND. 

DECLINE IN PART 

(FILED UNDER SEAL} 

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I. Pursuant to 3I U.S.C. §§ 3730(b)(2) and (b)(4), the United States and the participating 

2 states hereby notify the Court of their decision regarding intervention in this False Claims Act qui tam 

3 action. The United States and the participating states hereby elect to intervene in this action as to 

4 defendant OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc., acquired by Astellas Pharma US, Inc. (OSI and Astellas) and 

5 defendant Genentech, Inc. (Genentech) for purposes of settlement. The United States and the 

6 participating states hereby decline to intervene in this action as to Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation 

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8 2. The parties, including the participating states, have reached a settlement in principle in 

9 this case and are in the process of finalizing and executing the settlement agreement. The participating 

10 states expect to return the executed state settlement agreements to the settling defendants in 

II approximately fifty (50) days. Once the agreement is finalized and payment is made by Genentech, OSI 

12 and Astellas, the United States, the participating states and the Relator, Brian Shields, will file a 

13 stipulation of dismissal of the action, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the settlement agreement. 

14 3. Pursuant to the False Claims Act, 3I U.S.C. § 3730(b)(4)(B), the United States and the 

15 participating states hereby notify the Court that they have decided not to intervene in this action 

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6 regarding the claims brought against defendant Novartis and Relator have agreed to dismiss those claims 

when dismissing the action. 

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4. The United States and the participating states respectfully ask that per the Court's March 

I6, 2016 Order, all pleadings and other documents filed in this action remain under seal until further 

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Notice of lnlcrvenlion 

CV-11-822 MEJ 

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Respectfully submitted, 

BRIAN J. STRETCH 

Acting United States Attorney 

A tstant United St s Attorney 

Attorneys for the United States of America 

~ RAYMoND~ Deputy Attorney General 

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For the State ofCalitomia and participating states 

Dated: 3/31/2016 

IT IS SO GRANTED. 

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