Hughes

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 2:20-cv-00321-JAM-KJN Plaintiff, v. ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION

TO DISMISS

OWEN HUGHES, Defendant. 14 This matter is before the Court on Owen Hughes’ (“Defendant”) Motion to Dismiss for failure to plead with particularity and failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Mot., ECF No. 6. The Government filed an opposition to Defendant’s motion. Opp’n, ECF No. 8. Defendant did not reply. After consideration of the parties’ briefing on the motion and relevant legal authority, the Court DENIES Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss.1 I. BACKGROUND On February 11, 2020, the Government filed suit against Defendant to recover treble damages and civil penalties under

1 This motion was determined to be suitable for decision without oral argument. E.D. Cal. L.R. 230(g). The hearing was scheduled for May 5, 2020. the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§…