Markus

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ----oo0oo---- 11 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ex rel. No. 2:15-cv-02245 WBS AC

BRIAN MARKUS,

13 Relator, MEMORANDUM AND ORDER RE: v. RELATOR’S MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION

AEROJET ROCKETDYNE HOLDINGS,

INC., a corporation and AEROJET ROCKETDYNE, INC., a corporation, 17 Defendants.

19 ----oo0oo---- 20 Before the court is relator Brian Markus’ (“relator”) 21 motion for reconsideration (Docket No. 157). On February 1, 22 2022, the court issued its order on the parties’ cross-motions 23 for summary judgment (Docket No. 155). The court ruled that 24 among the 18 contracts relator specified in his second amended 25 complaint, those awarded after the litigation commenced would not 26 be at issue, including contract no. NNM16AA02C. (Id. at 6 n.2.) 27 Relator argues the alleged false statements or 28 fraudulent course of conduct leading to the award of contract no. NNM16AA02C occurred prior to relator filing this lawsuit,…