Opinion
3:19-cv-05945-JHC
03-10-2023
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and STATE OF WASHINGTON, ex rel. DENA R. WALKER, and DENA R. WALKER, Individually, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED WOUND HEALING P.S., Defendant.
ASHLEY C. BURNS Assistant United States Attorney United States Attorney's Office CARRIE L. BASHAW, Senior Counsel Office of the Attorney General of Washington State Medicaid Fraud Control Division
ASHLEY C. BURNS Assistant United States Attorney United States Attorney's Office
CARRIE L. BASHAW, Senior Counsel Office of the Attorney General of Washington State Medicaid Fraud Control Division
FILED UNDER SEAL ORDER
John H. Chun United States District Judge
The United States of America and the State of Washington have filed an ex parte Application for an Extension of Time to Consider Election to Intervene, seeking a three-month extension of time, from March 12, 2023, until June 12, 2023, to notify the Court whether they intend to intervene in this qui tam action. 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); Wash. Rev. Code § 74.66.050(3). The Court finds that the ex parte Application establishes good cause.
Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that the United States and the State of Washington shall have until June 12, 2023, to notify the Court of their decision to intervene in this qui tam action. The Clerk shall maintain the Complaint and other filings under seal for the duration of the investigation.