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Nature of Suit Code: 376
Nature of Suit: other
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

SAN JOSE DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

HCA HEALTHCARE, INC., et al.,

Defendants.

Case No.17-cv-00134-VKD 

ORDER RE CONSENTS TO

VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL

On May 28, 2019, plaintiff-relator Zuri Lazard filed a request for voluntary dismissal 

without prejudice. Dkt. No. 41. Ms. Lazard stated that the United States and the State of 

California indicated that they did not object to dismissal without prejudice. Id. at 1. However, the 

United States and State of California must give written consent to the dismissal and their reasons 

for consenting before this action may be dismissed. 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b)(1); U.S. ex rel. McGough 

v. Covington Techs. Co., 967 F.2d 1391, 1396–97 (9th Cir. 1992).

Accordingly, if they consent to the dismissal, the United States and State of California 

shall submit written consents to Ms. Lazard’s voluntary dismissal pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 

§ 3730(b)(1) by June 7, 2019.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 29, 2019

VIRGINIA K. DEMARCHI

United States Magistrate Judge

Case 5:17-cv-00134-VKD Document 42 Filed 05/29/19 Page 1 of 1