UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT ________________ No. 14-1126 ________________ M.D. STEVEN S. SIMRING, United States of America, ex rel. v. RUTGERS, The State University of New Jersey; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL; JAMES LAWLER; JOHN DOES 1-25, (Employees of University of Medicine and Dentistry), UMDNJ-University Hospital and/or New Jersey Medical School; CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD UNIVERSITY PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES; MICHAEL SAULICH; CATHERINE GIBBONS; UNIVERSITY PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES OF NEW JERSEY INC. M.D. Steven S. Simring, Appellant ________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (D.C. Civil Action No. 3-04-cv-03530) District Judge: Honorable Peter G. Sheridan ________________ Before: AMBRO, SCIRICA, and ROTH, Circuit Judges SUR PETITION FOR PANEL REHEARING __________________________________ The petition for panel rehearing filed by Appellant, Steven Simring, M.D. in the above entitled case having been submitted to the judges who participated in the decision of this Court, it is hereby ORDERED that the petition for rehearing by the panel is granted. The opinion and judgment entered July 7, 2015 are hereby VACATED. 1 A subsequent opinion and judgment will be issued. By the Court, s/ Thomas L. Ambro, Circuit Judge Dated: August 4, 2015 1 As the merits panel has vacated the prior opinion and judgment, action is not required by the en banc court.