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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ex rel. JEFFREY P. GOLDSTEIN, v. P&M DRAPERIES, INC. * * * * Civil No. JFM-00-3726 * * ***** MEMORANDUM Plaintiff relator Jeffrey Goldstein has filed a motion seeking withdrawal of an order I entered on November 12, 2003, staying this action in response to a suggestion of bankruptcy filed by defendant. Plaintiff contends that the bankruptcy stay is inapplicable to qui tam actions, such as this, brought under the False Claims Act. For the reasons stated below, plaintiff's motion will be denied. I. Plaintiff is the former president and owner of Commercial Drapery Contractors, Inc. He was indicted and convicted of defrauding the government in connection with sales of draperies and related accessories to the United States government. In late 2000 and early 2001, plaintiff filed several actions against his former competitors in the drapery industry (including the instant action in December 2000), alleging that his competitors had made false representations to the General Services Administration in the course of their negotiation of multiple award schedule contracts. The actions were filed pursuant to the qui tam provision of the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C.

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