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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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TONY WEST 

Assistant Attorney General 

JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO (CA Bar No. 44332) 

United States Attorney 

JOANN M. SWANSON (CA Bar No. 88143) 

Chief, Civil Division 

STEVEN J. SALTIEL (CA Bar No. 202292) 

Assistant United States Attorney 

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055 

San Francisco, California 94 102 

Telephone: (4 15) 436-6996 

Facsimile: (41 5) 436-6748 

JOYCE R. BRANDA 

PATRICIA R. DAVIS 

ANNA M. DITTMER 

U.S. Department of Justice 

P.O. Box 261 

Ben Franklin Station 

Washington, D.C. 20044 

Telephone: (202) 535-8297 

Facsimile: (202) 307-3852 

Attorneys for the United States of America 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

UNITED STATES ex rel. NGUYEN, et al., ) 

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Plaintiffs, j NO. c 09-3934 sc 

v. 

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) UNITED STATES' NOTICE OF 

) ELECTION TO DECLINE 

CITY 

and 

COMMISSION, 

the SAN FRANCISCO AIRPORT 

AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO ) 

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INTERVENTION; 

ORDER 

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Defendants. i FILED UNDER SEAL 

Pursuant to the False Claims Act, 3 1 U.S.C. 4 3730(b)(4)(B), the United States hereby 

notifies the Court of its decision not to intervene in this action. 

Although the United States declines to intervene, we respectfully refer the Court to 3 1 

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' U.S.C. tj 3730(b)(l), which allows the relator to bring an action in the name of the United 

States; providing, however, that the "action may be dismissed only if the court and the 

Attorney General give written consent to the dismissal and their reasons for consenting." Id. 

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has held that, notwithstanding this 

language, the United States only has the right to a hearing when it objects to a settlement or 

dismissal of the action. U.S. ex rel. Green v. Northrop Corp., 59 F.3d 953, 959 (9th Cir. 

1995); U.S. ex rel. Killingsworth v. Northror, Corp., 25 F.3d 71 5, 723-25 (9th Cir. 1994). 

Therefore, the United States requests that, should either the relator or the defendant 

propose that this action be dismissed, settled, or otherwise discontinued, this Court provide the 

United States with notice and an opportunity to be heard before ruling or granting its approval. 

Furthermore, pursuant to 3 1 U.S.C. tj 3730(c)(3), the United States requests that all 

pleadings filed in this action be served upon the United States. The United States also 

requests that orders issued by the Court be sent to the Government's counsel. The United 

States reserves its rights to order any deposition transcripts, and to intervene in this action, for 

good cause, at a later date. The United States also reserves its right to move to dismiss the 

action pursuant to 31 U.S.C. tj 3730(c)(2)(A). 

Finally, the United States requests that the applications and stipulations filed by the United 

States with the Court during the seal period remain under seal and not be made public or 

served upon the defendant. 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

The undersigned hereby certifies that she is an employee of the Office of the United States 

Attorney for the Northern District of California and is a person of such age and discretion to be 

competent to serve papers. The undersigned Mher certifies that she is causing a copy of the 

following: 

UNITED STATES' NOTICE OF ELECTION TO DECLINE INTERVENTION; 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

United States ex rel. Nguyen, et al., v. City and County of San Francisco and the San Francisco 

Airport Commission 

C 09-3934 SC 

to be served this date upon each of the persons indicated below at the address shown: 

Jeffiey P. Lendrum, Esq. 

LENDRUM LAW FIRM 

A Professional Corporation 

401 West "A" Street, Suite 2330 

San Diego, CA 921 01 

J BY FIRST CLASS MAIL by placing a true copy thereof in a sealed envelope 

with postage thereon fully prepaid in the designated area for outgoing U.S. mail in 

accordance with this office's practice. 

CERTIFIED MAIL (#) by placing such envelope(s) with postage thereon fully 

prepaid in the designated area for outgoing U.S. mail in accordance with this 

office's practice. 

BY PERSONAL SERVICE (BY MESSENGER): I caused such envelope to be 

delivered by hand to the person or offices of each addressee above. 

BY FACSIMILE (FAX): I caused each such document to be sent by facsimile to 

the person or offices of each addressee above. 

BY E-MAIL: I caused each such document to be sent by e-mail to the person or 

offices of each address above. 

BY FEDERAL EXPRESS 

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing 

is true and correct. Executed April 29,2010 at San Francisco, California. 

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1. All sealed contents of the Court's file in this action shall remain under seal and not 

be made public or served upon the defendant, except for the Complaint, this Order, and the 

accompanying United States' Notice of Election to Decline Intervention, which are hereby 

unsealed. 

2. Unless the relator voluntarily dismisses this action pursuant to Rule 41 (a) of the 

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, he shall serve the Complaint, this Order and the 

accompanying Notice of Election to Decline Intervention upon the defendant. 

3. The seal is lifted as to all matters occurring in this action after the date of this 

Order. 

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

supporting memoranda, upon the United States, as provided for in 3 1 U. S .C. 5 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. 

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

6. Should the relators 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. 

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