Wagda

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ex No. 2:19-cv-01057-JAM-AC rel. DONALD CLOYCE WAGDA, 11 Plaintiff, 12 ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION v. FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES 13 AT&T CORP., a corporation, et 14 al. 15 Defendants. 16 17 Donald Cloyce Wagda (“Realtor”) filed this qui tam case 18 against AT&T Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to 19 as “Defendants”) under § 3729(a)(1)(C) and (D) of the False 20 Claims Act (“FCA”). See Compl., ECF No. 1. On July 1, 2022, the 21 Court dismissed Realtor’s claims with prejudice under Federal 22 Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(7) for failing to join an 23 indispensable party and Realtor appealed. See Order at 6, ECF 24 No. 56; Notice of Appeal, ECF No. 62. 25 This matter is now before the Court on Defendants’ motion for 26 attorney’s fees. See Def.’s Mot. for Attorney’s Fees (“Mot.”), 27 ECF No. 61. Plaintiff opposes the motion. See Opp’n, ECF No. 70. 28 Defendants replied. See Reply, ECF No. 71. For the reasons set 1 …