Jones

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA San Francisco Division UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al., Case No. 22-cv-03954-LB

Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

DISMISS

v. Re: ECF No. 50 WILLIAM ALLAN JONES, et al., Defendants. 16 INTRODUCTION The qui tam plaintiff, Relator LLC, purports to blow the whistle on the defendants’ allegedly fraudulent application for PPP loans during the COVID-19 pandemic. The defendants moved to dismiss, and the court grants the motion with prejudice. The problem is that Relator LLC is just that — a corporate entity in the business of qui tam. With no insider knowledge of the facts, it lacks the insight to plead a claim with particularity, while avoiding the public-disclosure bar. 23 24 25 26 27 STATEMENT The plaintiff is a California limited-liability company.1 The defendants are Creditcorp, a Tennessee corporation, and William Allan Jones, its owner, CEO, and director.2 During…