ZEDIKER v. ORTHOGEORGIA

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA MACON DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ex rel. ) MELISSA D. ZEDIKER, ) ) And ) ) STATE OF GEORGIA ex rel. MELISSA ) D. ZEDIKER, ) Civil Action No. 5:15-CV-417 (MTT) ) Plaintiff – Relator, ) ) v. ) ) ORTHOGEORGIA. ) ) Defendant. ) ORDER On November 9, 2015, Relator Melissa Zediker brought a qui tam action under the False Claims Act,

31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3732

(“FCA”), and the Georgia False Medicaid Claims Act, O.C.G.A. § 49-4-168, et seq. (“GFMCA”), alleging the Defendants1 submitted false claims to federal healthcare programs…