Opinion
2:18-cv-543-SPC-NPM
09-25-2024
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE STATES OF CALIFORNIA, DELAWARE, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, LOUISIANA, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MONTANA, NEVADA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NORTH CAROLINA, OKLAHOMA, RHODE ISLAND, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, and WASHINGTON, ex rel., and JAMIE THOMSON, Plaintiffs/Relator, v. ACADIA HEALTHCARE COMPANY, INC., Affiliates of Acadia Healthcare COMPANY, INC. TO BE NAMED, RIVERWOODS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, LLC d/b/a LAKEVIEW BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, Defendants.
ORDER
NICHOLAS P. MIZELL United States Magistrate Judge
In this federal-false-claims-act case, the United States has notified the court of its decision to partially intervene for the purpose of settlement and requests an extension of time for the named plaintiff states to intervene in this action.
Accordingly, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b)(2) and (4), it is hereby ORDERED that the relator's complaint (Doc. 2), the United States's notice of intervention (Doc. 82), and this order shall be unsealed. All other papers and orders previously filed in this matter shall remain under seal, and the seal is lifted for all other matters occurring in this action after the day of this order. The request for an extension of time is GRANTED, and the named plaintiff states shall have until November 20, 2024, to intervene in this action.
ORDERED on September 25, 2024.