Order granting joint stipulation on dismissal — No. 2:22-cv-04781 (Dkt. 29, C.D. Cal.)

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An Order Granting Joint Stipulation on Dismissal, filed September 26, 2024 as Document 29 in United States of America ex rel. Relator LLC v. Yosef Y. Manela and others, No. 2:22-CV-04781-MWF (ASx), in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The order recites that the United States and Relator submitted a Joint Stipulation of Dismissal under Rule 41(a)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b)(1), subject to the Settlement Agreement executed on September 10, 2024. It orders that Relator's claims are dismissed with prejudice as to Relator and that the United States' claims based on the Covered Conduct are dismissed with prejudice as to the United States. The United States' remaining claims are dismissed without prejudice as to the United States. The signature block names Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald.

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     Case 2:22-cv-04781-MWF-AS     Document 29         Filed 09/26/24   Page 1 of 2 Page ID
                                         #:188


     E. MARTIN ESTRADA
1    United States Attorney
     DAVID M. HARRIS
2    Assistant United States Attorney
3    Chief, Civil Division
     ROSS M. CUFF
4    Assistant United States Attorney                                             JS-6
     Chief, Civil Fraud Section
5    JACK D. ROSS
     Assistant United States Attorney
6    Deputy Chief, Civil Fraud Section
     PAUL B. LA SCALA (Cal. Bar No. 186939)
7    Assistant United States Attorney
           Room 7516, Federal Building
8          300 N. Los Angeles Street
           Los Angeles, California 90012
9          Tel: (213) 894-2467
           Fax: (213) 894-7819
10         Email: Paul.LaScala@usdoj.gov
11   Attorneys for the United States of America
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13                            UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

14                    FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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     UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ex                      No. 2:22-CV-04781-MWF (ASx)
16   rel. RELATOR LLC, a California limited
     liability company,
17                                                    ORDER GRANTING JOINT
                Plaintiffs,                           STIPULATION ON DISMISSAL
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                       v.
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     YOSEF Y. MANELA, an individual,
20   YOSEF Y. MANELA, ESQ., a
     California professional corporation;
21   YOSEF Y. MANELA, CPA, a California
22   professional corporation; MANELA
     AND COMPANY, a California
23   professional corporation; and DOES 1-
     10,
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25              Defendants.
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1          WHEREAS, the United States of America (“United States”) and Relator have
2    submitted a Joint Stipulation of Dismissal of defendants pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1) of the
3    Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b)(1), and in accordance with and
4    subject to the Settlement Agreement executed on September 10, 2024, and with the
5    consent of the United States.
6          THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED THAT:
7          1.     Relator’s claims against defendants are dismissed with prejudice as to
8                 Relator.
9          2.     The United States’ claims against defendants based on the Covered
10                Conduct, as defined in paragraph C of the Settlement Agreement, are
11                dismissed with prejudice as to the United States.
12         3.     The United States’ remaining claims against defendants are dismissed
13                without prejudice as to the United States.
14         IT IS SO ORDERED.
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16   Dated: September 26, 2024              _______________________________________
17                                          MICHAEL W. FITZGERALD
                                            United States District Judge
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