PUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 16-1035
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ex rel. PATRICK GERARD CARSON,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
and
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ex rel. CHRISTINE A. RIBIK,
Plaintiff,
v.
MANOR CARE, INCORPORATED, a/k/a HCR Manor Care, Inc., d/b/a HCR Manor Care; HCR MANOR CARE; HEARTLAND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, LLC,
Defendants - Appellees,
and
MANOR CARE - FAIR OAKS OF FAIRFAX VA, LLC, d/b/a Manorcare Health Services - Fair Oaks; MANOR CARE OF ARLINGTON VA, LLC, d/b/a Manorcare Health Services - Arlington; MANOR CARE OF NORTH HILLS OF PITTSBURGH PA, LLC, a/k/a ManorCare Health Services - North Hills; MANOR CARE OF POTTSTOWN, PA, LLC, a/k/a ManorCare Health Services - Pottstown; MANOR CARE OF POTTSVILLE PA, LLC, a/k/a ManorCare Health Services - Pottsville; MANOR CARE OF SINKING SPRING PA, LLC, a/k/a ManorCare Health Services - Sinking Spring; MANOR CARE OF SUNBURY PA, LLC, a/k/a ManorCare Health Services - Sunbury; MANOR CARE OF WEST READING PA, LLC, a/k/a ManorCare Health Services - West Reading North; MANOR CARE OF WHITEHALL BOROUGH PA, LLC, a/k/a ManorCare Health Services - Whitehall Borough; MANOR CARE OF WILLIAMSPORT PA (SOUTH), LLC, a/k/a ManorCare Health Services - Williamsport South; MANOR CARE OF YARDLEY PA, LLC, a/k/a ManorCare Health Services - Yardley; MANOR CARE OF YEADON PA, LLC, a/k/a ManorCare Health Services - Yeadon; MANOR CARE OF YORK (NORTH) INC., a/k/a Manor Care - North, a/k/a ManorCare Health Services - York North; MANOR CARE OF YORK (SOUTH) INC., a/k/a Manor Care - South, a/k/a ManorCare Health Services - York South; MANOR CARE OF CHARLESTON, INC., a/k/a HCR ManorCare Health Services - Charleston, a/k/a Manor Care, Incorporated; MANOR CARE OF COLUMBIA, INC., a/k/a HCR Manor Care - Columbia, a/k/a Manor Care, Incorporated; MANOR CARE OF LEXINGTON, INC., a/k/a Manor Care Nursing and Rehab Center, a/k/a Manor Care, Incorporated; MANOR CARE OF ABERDEEN SD, LLC, a/k/a ManorCare Health Services - Aberdeen; MANOR CARE OF TENNESSEE, INC.; MANOR CARE OF DALLAS TX, LLC, a/k/a ManorCare Health Services - Dallas; MANOR CARE OF FORTH WORTH TX, LLC, a/k/a ManorCare Health Services - Fort Worth; MANOR CARE OF HOUSTON TX, LLC, a/k/a ManorCare Health Services - Houston, a/k/a ManorCare Health Services - Sharpview; MANOR CARE OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS TX, LLC, a/k/a ManorCare Health Services - North Richland Hills; MANOR CARE OF SAN ANTONIO TX, LLC; MANOR CARE OF WEBSTER TX, LLC; MANOR CARE OF ALEXANDRIA VA, LLC; MANOR CARE OF IMPERIAL (RICHMOND VA), LLC; MANOR CARE OF STRATFORD HALL (RICHMOND VA), LLC; MANOR CARE HEALTH SERVICES OF WASHINGTON INC.; MANOR CARE OF GIG HARBOR WA, LLC; MANOR CARE OF LYNWOOD WA, LLC; MANOR CARE OF TACOMA WA, LLC; MANOR CARE OF APPLETON WI, LLC; MANOR CARE OF FOND DU LAC WI, LLC; MANOR CARE OF GREEN BAY WI (EAST), LLC; MANOR CARE OF KENOSHA WI, LLC; MANOR CARE OF PEWAUKEE WI, LLC; CARLYLE GROUP, a/k/a Carlyle - Manorcare; CARLYLE MC PARNERS, L.P.; CARLYLE PARTNERS V MC, L.P.; MANORCARE HEALTH SERVICES OF ARIZONA, INC.; HEATHER MANOR CARE CENTER, INC.,