Faulkner
Faulkner v. Leland Stanford Junior University
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ex rel. Case No. 20-cv-00636-VKD
JONATHAN FAULKNER,
9 Plaintiff-Relator, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS COMPLAINT v. Re: Dkt. No.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR
UNIVERSITY,
13 Defendant. 14 Plaintiff-relator Jonathan Faulkner filed this qui tam action against The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (“Stanford”), alleging violations of the federal False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729, et seq. Mr. Faulkner’s allegations concern the operation and management of a lodging facility for the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Stanford moves pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) to dismiss the complaint. Dkt. Nos. 46, 56. Mr. Faulkner opposes the motion. Dkt. No. 54. Upon consideration of the moving and responding papers, as well as the oral arguments presented, the Court grants Stanford’s motion to…