United States ex rel. Fryberger v. Kiewit Pacific Co.
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Tigar, J.
Re: ECF No.
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART MOTION TO DISMISS SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT, AND GRANTING STAY
Before the Court is Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss the Second Amended Complaint, or in the Alternative, to Stay. ECF No. 78. The Court will grant in part and deny in part the motion to dismiss, and grant the motion to stay.
I. BACKGROUND
The background of this case is discussed in more detail in the Court’s prior Order, ECF No. 69, United States v. Kiewit Pac. Co., 2013 WL 5770514 (N.D.Cal. Oct. 24, 2013).
Relators Rusty Fryberger, Steve Ruel, Scott Thompson, Sr., SSL, LLC, and Sure-cast, LLC filed this qui tam action under seal pursuant to the federal False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3731 (“FCA”) and the California False Claims Act, Cal. Gov. Code §§ 12650-12656 (“CFCA”), on behalf of the United States Government and the State of California. Relators allege that Defendants Kiewit Pacific Company and Kiewit Infrastructure Group presented false claims for payment to the federal and California governments related to contract work performed on the Sepulveda Pass Widening Project (contract C0882) in Los Angeles, California, on interstate 405. The project was…