Legal Opinion

United States Ex Rel. Permison v. Superlative Technologies, Inc.

District Court, E.D. Virginia

Decided June 26, 2007No. 1:06-cv-00729PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

ELLIS, District Judge.

At issue in this False Claims Act 1 action is whether the complaint, recently unsealed after the government declined to proceed with the action, should now be resealed because the relator, who wishes to nonsuit the matter, fears retaliation from his former employer and damage to his former employer’s reputation if the complaint remains in the public record. Because the relator’s reasons for resealing do not overcome the strong presumption in favor of public disclosure of court documents, the motion to reseal must be denied.

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Relator Jack Permison (“Permison”) was…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Nixon v. Warner Communications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
  3. In Re the Knight Publishing Company D/B/A the Charlotte ObserverCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984

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  4. United States v. Bon Secours Cottage Health ServicesDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2008
  5. United States ex rel. Littlewood v. King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 2011

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