United States Ex Rel. Law v. Spurlock

UNDER SEAL

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER OF SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

WILLIAM M. ACKER, JR., District Judge.

The court has before it an ex parte motion filed by the United States of America (“the United States”) on September 3, 2008, seeking an order extending the 60- day deadline provided by 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b)(3) for it to intervene in the above-entitled False Claims Act case, and for a like extension of the time within which the case is to remain under seal. The requested extensions are from September 16, 2008, to January 30, 2009, a period of four and one-half months.

With its motion, the United…