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United States v. Swedish Health Sys.

United States District Court, Western District of Washington
Jan 4, 2023
No. 19-CV-86-TL (W.D. Wash. Jan. 4, 2023)

Opinion

19-CV-86-TL

01-04-2023

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and STATE OF WASHINGTON, ex rel. ANDY COSENTINO, Plaintiffs, v. SWEDISH HEALTH SYSTEM, et al., Defendants.

KAYLA C. STAHMAN, CA #228931 Assistant United States Attorney United States Attorney's Office NICKOLAS BOHL, WSBA #48978 Assistant United States Attorney United States Attorney's Office MATTHEW KUEHN, WSBA #30419 Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General of Washington State


KAYLA C. STAHMAN, CA #228931

Assistant United States Attorney

United States Attorney's Office

NICKOLAS BOHL, WSBA #48978

Assistant United States Attorney

United States Attorney's Office

MATTHEW KUEHN, WSBA #30419

Assistant Attorney General

Office of the Attorney General of Washington State

FILED UNDER SEAL

[PROPOSED] ORDER

Tana Lin United States District Judge

The United States and the State of Washington (collectively, the “Governmental Entities”) have filed an Ex Parte Application for an Extension of Time to Consider Election to Intervene, in which the Governmental Entities seek a four-month extension of time, until April 18, 2023, to notify the Court whether they intend to intervene in this qui tam lawsuit. Such an extension of time is expressly contemplated by the False Claims Act and the Washington State Medicaid Fraud False Claims Act, which provide that the United States and the State of Washington, respectively, “may, for good cause shown, move the Court for extensions of . . . time,” 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b)(3); RCW 74.66.050(3). The Court finds that the Ex Parte Application establishes good cause.

Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that the Governmental Entities shall have until April 18, 2023, to notify the Court of their decision whether or not to intervene in this qui tam action. The Clerk shall maintain the Complaint and other filings under seal for the duration of the Governmental Entities' investigation.


Summaries of

United States v. Swedish Health Sys.

United States District Court, Western District of Washington
Jan 4, 2023
No. 19-CV-86-TL (W.D. Wash. Jan. 4, 2023)
Case details for

United States v. Swedish Health Sys.

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and STATE OF WASHINGTON, ex rel. ANDY COSENTINO…

Court:United States District Court, Western District of Washington

Date published: Jan 4, 2023

Citations

No. 19-CV-86-TL (W.D. Wash. Jan. 4, 2023)