[Proposed] Unsealing Order — United States ex rel. Taylor v. Maroni (Dkt. 9, S.D.N.Y.)

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A [proposed] unsealing order in United States ex rel. Devyn Taylor v. Stefano Maroni, GMI USA Corp., and Belovefine, Ltd., 23 Civ. 2159 (JHR), in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, filed December 12, 2024 as Document 9 and dated December 9, 2024 for signature by U.S. District Judge Jennifer H. Rearden. It recites that by notice dated December 6, 2024 the United States intervened in the qui tam action under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b)(2) and (4). The order would lift the seal as to the order and later matters, keep earlier filings sealed except as partly lifted by the court's May 15, 2024 order, and unseal listed documents, including the settlement stipulations and the Relator's Complaint.

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Case 1:23-cv-02159-JHR             Document 9     Filed 12/12/24      Page 1 of 2




UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

   UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ex rel.
   DEVYN TAYLOR,

                              Plaintiff,

                  -v-
                                                         23 Civ. 2159 (JHR)
   STEFANO MARONI, GMI USA CORP., and
   BELOVEFINE, LTD.,                                     [PROPOSED]
                                                         UNSEALING ORDER
                              Defendants.

   UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                              Plaintiff-Intervenor,

                  -v-

   STEFANO MARONI, GMI USA CORP., and
   BELOVEFINE, LTD.,

                              Defendants.


       WHEREAS, by notice dated December 6, 2024, pursuant to the False Claims Act, 31

U.S.C. § 3730(b)(2) and (4), the United States of America intervened in the above-captioned qui

tam action against defendants Stefano Maroni, GMI USA Corp., and Belovefine, Ltd.,

       IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

       1.      The seal shall be lifted as to this Order and any matter occurring in this action on

or after the date of this Order.

       2.      All documents submitted in this action before the date of this Order shall remain

under seal and shall not be made public, except to the extent the seal was partially lifted pursuant

to the Court’s prior Order dated May 15, 2024, and except as provided for in Paragraph 3 below.

      Case 1:23-cv-02159-JHR         Document 9      Filed 12/12/24     Page 2 of 2




     3.    The seal shall be lifted as to:

           a. The United States’ Notice of Election to Intervene;

           b. The United States’ Complaint-in-Intervention;

           c. The Stipulation and Order of Settlement and Dismissal entered into by (i) the

               United States; (ii) defendant Stefano Maroni; and (iii) the Relator;

           d. The Consent Judgment in favor of the United States and against defendant

               Stefano Maroni (attached as Exhibit A to the Stipulation and Order of

               Settlement and Dismissal);

           e. The Stipulation and Order of Settlement and Release Between the United

               States and Relator; and

           f. The Relator’s Complaint.



Dated: December 9, 2024
      ______________________
      New York, New York

                                                 SO ORDERED:



                                                 HON. JENNIFER H. REARDEN
                                                 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE




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