U.S. EX REL. KRAEMER v. UNITED DAIRIES L.L.P.

Civil No. 16-3092 (DWF/LIB).

United States of America, ex rel. Kenneth Kraemer, and Kenneth Kraemer and Kraemer Farms, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company, Plaintiffs, v. United Dairies L.L.P., a Minnesota limited liability partnership; Union Dairy, L.L.P., a Minnesota limited liability partnership; Westland Dairy, LLP, a Minnesota limited liability partnership; Alpha Foods, L.L.P., a Minnesota limited liability partnership; Nicholas Ridgeway; Craig Achen; Steven Landwehr; Thomas Landwehr; Matthew Landwehr; Robert Hennen; Silverstreak Dairies, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company; Greg Marthaler; Marthaler Properties Family LLLP, a Minnesota limited liability limited partnership, d/b/a Marthaler Farms; and Dairyridge, Inc., a South Dakota corporation, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Minnesota.

June 19, 2019.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 31 U.S.C. § 3729
Cause: 31 U.S.C. § 3729 False Claims Act
Nature of Suit: 376 Qui Tam (31 U.S.C. § 3729(a))
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

United States of America, ex rel., Plaintiff, represented by Chad A. Blumenfield , United States Attorney's Office & Pamela Marentette , United States Attorney's Office.

Kenneth Kraemer & Kraemer Farms, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company, Plaintiffs, represented by Matthew Albin Anderson , Law Office of Matthew A. Anderson, Patrick B. Steinhoff , Malkerson Gunn Martin LLP & Thomas F. DeVincke , Malkerson Gunn Martin LLP.

United Dairies, L.L.P., a Minnesota limited liability partnership, Union Dairy, L.L.P., a Minnesota limited liability partnership, Westland Dairy, LLP, a Minnesota limited liability partnership, Alpha Foods, L.L.P., a Minnesota limited liability partnership, Nicholas Ridgeway, Craig Achen, Steven Landwehr, Thomas Landwehr, Matthew Landwehr, Robert Hennen, Greg Marthaler, Marthaler Properties Family LLLP, a Minnesota limited liability limited partnership & Dairyridge, Inc., a South Dakota corporation, Defendants, represented by Alexander T. Mastellar , Rinke Noonan & Gary R. Leistico , Rinke Noonan.

Alpha Foods, L.L.P., a Minnesota limited liability partnership, Union Dairy, L.L.P., a Minnesota limited liability partnership, Nicholas Ridgeway, Robert Hennen, Marthaler Properties Family LLLP, a Minnesota limited liability limited partnership, Thomas Landwehr, Steven Landwehr, United Dairies, L.L.P., a Minnesota limited liability partnership, Dairyridge, Inc., a South Dakota corporation, Westland Dairy, LLP, a Minnesota limited liability partnership, Craig Achen, Matthew Landwehr & Greg Marthaler, Counter Claimants, represented by Alexander T. Mastellar , Rinke Noonan & Gary R. Leistico , Rinke Noonan.

Kenneth Kraemer & Kraemer Farms, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company, Counter Defendants, represented by Matthew Albin Anderson , Law Office of Matthew A. Anderson, Patrick B. Steinhoff , Malkerson Gunn Martin LLP & Thomas F. DeVincke , Malkerson Gunn Martin LLP.

United States of America, ex rel., Counter Defendant, represented by Chad A. Blumenfield , United States Attorney's Office & Pamela Marentette , United States Attorney's Office.


AMENDED MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff-relators Kenneth Kraemer ("Kraemer") and Kraemer Farms, LLC (collectively, "Plaintiffs") initiated this qui tam action on behalf of the United States of America (the "Government"), against Defendants United Dairies L.L.P. ("United...

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