United States Ex Rel. Farrell v. SKF, USA, Inc.

DECISION and ORDER

SIRAGUSA, District Judge.

This matter is before this Court on the defendant’s application [# 76], for a review of the Decision of the Magistrate Judge [# 75], to whom the case had been referred, granting a protective order to the United States allowing it not to participate in party discovery. For the reasons to be stated, the application is denied.

BACKGROUND

This is a qui tam action where a private citizen is suing on behalf of the United States under the False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729. Relator Charles V. Farrell, a former employee of defendant’s, claims that…