Opinion
2:22-cv-1371
06-12-2023
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ex rel., SIDESOLVE LLC, relator, Plaintiffs, v. DOCKLIGHT BRANDS INC., Defendant.
ORDER GRANTING UNITED STATES' EX PARTE APPLICATION OF TIME TO CONSIDER ELECTION TO INTERVENE
Jamal N. Whitehead, United States District Judge
FILED UNDER SEAL
The United States filed an ex parte application for an extension of time to consider election to intervene, in which the government seeks a six-month extension of time, or until December 11, 2023, to notify the Court whether it intends to intervene in this qui tam lawsuit. Such an extension of time is expressly contemplated by the False Claims Act, which provides that the United States, “may, for good cause shown, move the Court for extensions of . . . time.” 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b)(3). The Court finds that the ex parte application establishes good cause.
Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that the United States will have until December 11, 2023, to notify the Court of its decision whether or not to intervene in this qui tam action. The Clerk will maintain the complaint and other filings under seal for the duration of the government's investigation.