Gill
Jerry Gill et al. v. Northstate Anesthesiology Partners Inc. et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JERRY GILL et al., No. 2:24-cv-00341-DAD-AC Plaintiffs, v. ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ EX
PARTE APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION
NORTHSTATE ANESTHESIOLOGY TO EFFECTUATE SERVICE OF PROCESS PARTNERS INC. et al., ON DEFENDANTS 15 Defendant. (Doc. No. 18)
17 This matter is before the court on plaintiffs’ ex parte application for an extension of time to serve defendants. (Doc. No. 18.) On January 30, 2024, plaintiffs filed this qui tam action against defendants alleging violations of federal and state law. (Doc. No. 1 at ¶¶ 56–101.) The action was sealed by the court on February 9, 2024 (Doc. No. 3), then unsealed on June 12, 2025 after the government declined to intervene in this matter. (Doc. No. 15.) Plaintiffs concede that they missed the September 12, 2025 deadline to serve all defendants. (Doc. No. 18 at 2.) They contend that this was because “the calendaring of the time for service was overlooked” and the…