WHITMORE
v.
COURTESY TRANSPORT SERVICES, LLC

M.D. Fla. | 2025-06-20
No. 5:19-CV-241
2025 FFL 15536 District Court, M.D. Florida (2025)

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Holding

The court ordered that the seal be lifted on specific filings related to the United States' intervention and all future filings in the action.


Facts & Procedural History

The United States elected to intervene in a case under the False Claims Act. The court considered the notice of election and the record.…

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Opinion of the Court

THIS CAUSE came before the Court on the United States' Notice of Election to Intervene for Purposes of Settlement under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b)(2) and (4). The Court has considered the record and is otherwise fully advised in the premises: Accordingly, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows: 1. The seal shall be lifted upon the Relator's Complaint, the Court's Orders, the United States' Notice of Election to Intervene for Purposes of Settlement, this Order, and any subsequent filings in this action. All other contents of the Court's file in this action shall remain under seal and not be made public. 2. The seal shall be lifted on all other matters occurring in this action after the date of this Order. DONE AND ORDERED in Ocala, FL, this 20th day of June, 2025. PHILIP R. LAMMENS United States Magistrate Judge cc: Carolyn B. Tapie Assistant U.S. Attorney United States Attorney's Office Middle District of Florida 400 North Tampa Street, Suite 3200 Tampa, FL 33602 C. Ian Garland Deputy Director – Civil Enforcement Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Florida Office of the Attorney General PL-01 The Capitol Tallahassee, FL 32399 Ronald P. Gossett Gossett & Gossett, P.A. 3800 SW 56th Street Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312 James F. Barger, Jr. J. Elliott Walthall Benjamin P. Bucy Frohsin Barger & Walthall 100 Main Street Saint Simons Island, GA 3152

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