United States of America, ex rel. v. Carolina Liquid Chemistries, Corp.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al., Case No. 13-cv-01497-JST (TSH)

Plaintiffs,

ORDER RE: MOTION FOR

v. SANCTIONS

CAROLINA LIQUID CHEMISTRIES, Re: Dkt. No. 137 CORP., et al., 11 Defendants. 12 Defendant Carolina Liquid Chemistries Corporation (“CLC”) moves the Court for an order imposing sanctions on Relator Randy Reagan. The Court finds the matter suitable for decision on the papers and vacates the December 16, 2021 hearing. See Civil Local Rule 7-1(b). The Court grants the motion in part and denies it in part for the reasons explained below. A. Background The parties stipulated to a protective order in this action. ECF No. 78. It states in relevant part that “Disclosure and discovery activity in this action are likely to involve production of confidential, proprietary, or private information for which special protection from public disclosure and from use for any purpose other than prosecuting this litigation may be warranted.” Id.…