Whitmore v. Courtesy Transport Services, LLC

United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Whitmore v. Courtesy Transport Services, LLC

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA OCALA DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and THE STATE OF FLORIDA ex rel. JONATHON WHITMORE, Plaintiffs, v. Case No. 5:19-CV-241-MMH-PRL

COURTESY TRANSPORT SERVICES, LLC, TOM BURGER, MELANIE BURGER, and, JOHN MILANICK Defendants. ORDER 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 20% day of June, 2025.

[ = Cis A es 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 _

56 Street Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312 James F. Barger, Jr. J. Elliott Walthall Benjamin P. Bucy Frohsin Barger & Walthall 100 Main Street

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