P. Victor Gonzalez v. Planned Parenthood of La

P. Victor Gonzalez, a former Chief Financial Officer of Planned Parenthood of Los Angeles, appeals from the dismissal of his qui tam action against Planned Parenthood, et ah, (“Planned Parenthood”) asserting claims under the False Claims Act (“FCA”) and the California False Claims Act (“CFCA”). Gonzalez alleges that Planned Parenthood knowingly and falsely overbilled state and federal governments for contraceptives supplied to low-income individuals. The district court dismissed Gonzalez’s claims under the FCA in his third amended complaint for a failure to sufficiently plead falsity and concluded that his state law claims were time-barred by the statute of limitations. We. have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

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Planned Parenthood is a participant in the Family Planning, Access, Care and Treatment program (“Family PACT”), which reimburses Planned Parenthood for contraceptives that Planned Parenthood gives to low-income individuals. Family PACT is a program within California’s Medicaid program (“Medi-Cal”) providing family planning drugs and services to individuals under the poverty line. Family PACT has been jointly funded by the federal and state…