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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 UNITED STATES 11 

NOTICE OF ELECTION TO DECLINE INTERVENTION 1 

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; THE 

STATES OF CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, 

CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, FLORIDA, 

GEORGIA, HAWAII, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, 

IOWA, LOUISIANA, MARYLAND, 

MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MONTANA, 

NEVADA, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, 

NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, 

OKLAHOMA, RHODE ISLAND, 

TENNESSEE, TEXAS, WASHINGTON, and 

WISCONSIN; THE COMMONWEALTHS OF 

MASSACHUSETTS and VIRGINIA; and THE 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 

 

ex rel. MAX BENNETT, 

 Plaintiffs, 

 vs. 

BIOTRONIK, INC., 

 Defendant. 

2: 14-CV-2407 KJM EFB 

ORDER ON UNITED STATES’ 

NOTICE OF ELECTION TO DECLINE 

INTERVENTION 

FILED UNDER SEAL

 The United States having declined to intervene in this action pursuant to the False Claims 

Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b)(4)(B), the Court rules as follows: 

IT IS ORDERED that, 

1. The complaint be unsealed and served upon the defendant by the relator; 

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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney 

CATHERINE J. SWANN 

Assistant United States Attorney 

501 I Street, Suite 10-100 

Sacramento, California 95814 

Telephone: (916) 554-2762 

Facsimile: (916) 554-2900 

Attorneys for the United States of America 

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NOTICE OF ELECTION TO DECLINE INTERVENTION 2 

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2. The seal be lifted as to all other matters occurring in this action after the date of this 

Order; 

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

memoranda, upon the United States, as provided for in 31 U.S.C. § 3730(c)(3). The United 

States may order any deposition transcripts and is entitled to intervene in this action, for good 

cause, at any time; 

4. The parties shall serve all notices of appeal upon the United States; 

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

6. Should the relator or the defendant propose that this action be dismissed, settled, or 

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

opportunity to be heard before ruling or granting its approval. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATE: March 2, 2015. 

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