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Filed 7/11/13 P. v. Big Oil & Tire CA3

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Sacramento)

THE PEOPLE ex rel. GREG SOUNHEIN, C066021

Plaintiff and Appellant, (Super. Ct. No. 34200800016772CUMCGDS) v.

BIG OIL & TIRE CO. et al.,

Defendants and Appellants.

Qui tam plaintiff Greg Sounhein appeals from a defense judgment on his False Claims Act cause of action (Gov. Code, § 12650 et seq.)1 after the granting of a motion for judgment in a nonjury trial (Code Civ. Proc., § 631.8). The trial court concluded that it lacked jurisdiction under section 12652, former subdivision (d)(3)(A), which stated in

Further undesignated statutory references are to the Government Code.

1 pertinent part that “[n]o court shall have jurisdiction…