United States v. Abbott Laboratories

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et Case No.: 3:20-cv-286-W-MSB al.; ex rel. EVEREST PRINCIPALS,

LLC, ORDER OVERRULING

OBJECTION TO MAGISTRATE Plaintiffs and Relator,

JUDGE’S ORDER DENYING

11 v. MOTION TO COMPEL [DOC. 123] ABBOTT LABORATORIES, et al., 13 Defendants.

15 Pending before the Court is the objection ([Doc. 123], “Objection”) of Defendants 16 Abbott Laboratories, Abbot Laboratories Inc., Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., and 17 Abbott Vascular Inc. (collectively, “Defendants” or “Abbott”) to U.S. Magistrate Judge 18 Michael S. Berg’s order ([Doc. 121], “Discovery Order”) denying Abbott’s Motion to 19 Compel ([Doc. 114], “MTC”) the production of Plaintiff-Relator Everest Principals, 20 LLC’s (“Relator”) disclosure statement and subsequent submissions/communications 21 with the government. Relator opposes the Objection. ([Doc. 124], “Opposition”.) 22 The Court decides the matter on the papers submitted and…