Opinion
Case No. C 05-3004 CRB (JSC)
05-10-2013
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ex rel. STROM Plaintiff, v. SCIOS, INC. and JOHNSON & JOHNSON Defendants.
STUART F. DELERY Acting Assistant Attorney General JOSHUA B. EATON Attorney for the United States, Acting Under Authority Conferred by 28 U.S.C. §515 SARA WINSLOW THOMAS R. GREEN Assistant United States Attorneys MICHAEL GRANSTON JAMIE A. YAVELBERG RENÉE S. ORLEANS KIMBERLY I. FRIDAY Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice Attorneys for the United States NOLAN & AUERBACH, P.A. LAW OFFICES OF MATTHEW PAVONE KENNETH J. NOLAN, Esq. MARCELLA AUERBACH, Esq. Pro Hac Vice MATTHEW B. PAVONE, Esq. Attorneys for Qui Tam Plaintiff Joe Strom QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP JOHN POTTER, Esq. DIANE DOOLITTLE, Esq. NICOLE ALTMAN, Esq. Attorneys for Defendants Scios, Inc. and Johnson & Johnson
STUART F. DELERY
Acting Assistant Attorney General
JOSHUA B. EATON (CA Bar No. 196887)
Attorney for the United States,
Acting Under Authority Conferred by 28 U.S.C. §515
ALEX G. TSE (CA Bar No. 152348)
Chief, Civil Division
SARA WINSLOW (DC Bar No. 457643)
THOMAS R. GREEN (CA Bar No. 203480)
Assistant United States Attorneys
450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055
San Francisco, California 94102
Telephone: (415) 436-6925 (Winslow)
(415) 436-7314 (Green)
Facsimile: (415) 436-6748
sara.winslow@usdoj.gov
MICHAEL GRANSTON
JAMIE A. YAVELBERG
RENÉE S. ORLEANS
KIMBERLY I. FRIDAY
Attorneys
Civil Division
United States Department of Justice
P.O. Box 261
Ben Franklin Station
Washington, D.C. 20044
Telephone: (202) 514-4504
Facsimile: (202) 305-4117
renee.orleans@usdoj.gov
Attorneys for the United States of America
JOINT STATUS REPORT
Plaintiffs, the United States of America and Relator Joe Strom, and Defendants, Scios, Inc. and Johnson & Johnson, respectfully submit this Joint Status Report.
1. On April 10, 2013, the Court issued an order based on the parties' stipulation to continue the stay of this case.
2. A status conference is scheduled for May 24, 2013.
3. As we have previously reported, the United States and Defendants have reached an agreement in principle on settling the above-captioned case.
4. The parties are continuing to negotiate the terms of the resolution of this matter. Since the last status report, progress has been made but the parties need additional time to complete the process and request that the Court reschedule the May 24, 2013 status conference to July 12, 2013, with another status report due on July 5, 2013.
5. Should the settlement be resolved prior to July 12, 2013, the parties will so notify the Court.
Respectfully submitted,
STUART F. DELERY
Acting Assistant Attorney General
JOSHUA B. EATON
Attorney for the United States, Acting
Under Authority Conferred by 28 U.S.C. §515
By: signature on file
SARA WINSLOW
THOMAS R. GREEN
Assistant United States Attorneys
By: signature on file
MICHAEL GRANSTON
JAMIE A. YAVELBERG
RENÉE S. ORLEANS
KIMBERLY I. FRIDAY
Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice
Attorneys for the United States
NOLAN & AUERBACH, P.A.
LAW OFFICES OF MATTHEW PAVONE
By: signature on file
KENNETH J. NOLAN, Esq.
MARCELLA AUERBACH, Esq.
Pro Hac Vice
MATTHEW B. PAVONE, Esq.
Attorneys for Qui Tam Plaintiff Joe Strom
QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN,
LLP
By: signature on file
JOHN POTTER, Esq.
DIANE DOOLITTLE, Esq.
NICOLE ALTMAN, Esq.
Attorneys for Defendants Scios, Inc. and
Johnson & Johnson
ORDER
Pursuant to stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED. The status conference currently scheduled for May 24, 2013 at 8:30 a.m. shall be vacated and rescheduled for July 12, 2013 at 8:30 a.m. A joint status report is due no later than July 5, 2013. The previous stay entered in the case continues.
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HON. CHARLES R. BREYER
United States Magistrate Judge