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The United States’ Consent to Voluntary Dismissal — United States ex rel. Loren Qualls v. Small Business Administration, No. 1:22-cv-00511-JLT-HBK (Dkt. 5, E.D. Cal.)

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In this notice dated January 3, 2023 and filed under seal in United States ex rel. Loren Qualls v. Small Business Administration (E.D. Cal.), the United States tells the Court that the Attorney General consents to dismissal of the False Claims Act action without prejudice to the rights of the United States. The relators, Loren Qualls, pro se, and THEKARMICLEAF, a limited liability company, had filed a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal on or about January 3, 2023. The suit named the Small Business Administration, the Supplemental Targeted Advance Program and several individuals as defendants. The United States asks that the complaint, the dismissal notice, this notice, the dismissal order and all later filings be unsealed. The notice is signed by Assistant U.S. Attorney Colleen M. Kennedy for U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert.

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                                                                                            FILED
 1 PHILLIP A. TALBERT                                                                       Jan 03, 2023
   United States Attorney
                                                                                        CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT
                                                                                      EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

 2 COLLEEN M. KENNEDY
   Assistant United States Attorney
 3 501 I Street, Suite 10-100
   Sacramento, CA 95814
 4 Telephone: (916) 554-2700
   Facsimile: (916) 554-2900
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 6 Attorneys for the United States              SEALED
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 8                               IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

 9                                   EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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11   UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,                          CASE NO. 1 :22-CV-00511-JLT-HBK
     ex rel. LOREN QUALLS, pro se
12   an individual, THEKARMICLEAF, a Limited            THE UNITED STATES’ CONSENT TO
     Liability Company,                                 VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL
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                                  Plaintiffs,           [FILED UNDER SEAL]
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                            v.
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     SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, a
16   independent agency of the federal government,
     SUPPLEMENTAL TARGETED ADVANCE
17   PROGRAM, a not-for-profit initiative.
     INDIVIDUALLY Isabella Guzman, Antwan
18   Griffin, Mark Lingren, Diedra Henry-Spires,
     Major Clark, Kendall Corely, Francisco
19   Sanchez, June Healy, And DOES 1-10

20                               Defendants.

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23           On or about January 3, 2023, Relators LOREN QUALLS, pro se, an individual, and

24 THEKARMICLEAF, a Limited Liability Company, filed a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal of this

25 action. Pursuant to the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b)(1), the United States hereby notifies the

26 Court that the Attorney General consents to the dismissal of this action without prejudice to the rights of

27 the United States, based on its determination that such a dismissal is commensurate with the public

28 interest and that the matter does not warrant the continued expenditure of government resources to


       THE UNITED STATES’ CONSENT TO                     1
       VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL
 1 pursue or monitor the action based on currently available information.

 2          The United States requests that the Relators’ Complaint, the Relators’ Notice of Voluntary

 3 Dismissal, this Notice, the Court’s Order dismissing this action, and all subsequent filings in this action

 4 be unsealed.

 5          A proposed order accompanies this notice.

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 7   Dated: January 3, 2023                                  PHILLIP A. TALBERT
                                                             United States Attorney
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 9                                                    By: /s/ Colleen M. Kennedy
                                                          COLLEEN M. KENNEDY
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       THE UNITED STATES’ CONSENT TO                     2
       VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL

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