United States of America et al v. Kenneth D. Hodges et al

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No. 2:22-cv-05200-FWS-DSR Date: November 26, 2025 Title: United States of America et al v. Kenneth D. Hodges et al

Present: HONORABLE FRED W. SLAUGHTER, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Rolls Royce Paschal N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter

Attorneys Present for Plaintiff: Attorneys Present for Defendants:

Not Present Not Present

PROCEEDINGS: ORDER DISMISSING CASE

Plaintiff-Relator, Relator LLC (“Relator”) brings this False Claims Act case against Defendants Kenneth D. Hodges (“Hodges”) and Assurance Financial Group (“AFG”) alleging that Defendants defrauded the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) in connection with AFG’s application and receipt of Covid19 pandemic related Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) funding. (See generally Dkt. 1 (“Complaint”).) The court granted Defendants’ motion to dismiss, finding that Relator’s claim fell under the public disclosure bar…