United States of America v. Somnia, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 UNITED STATES and the STATE OF Case No. 1:15-cv-433-ADA-EPG CALIFORNIA ex rel. NICOLLE O’NEILL, Plaintiffs/Relator, ORDER VACATING PRETRIAL

CONFERENCE AND TRIAL AND

v. DIRECTING THE PARTIES TO FILE

APPROPRIATE DISPOSITIONAL

SOMNIA, INC. et al., DOCUMENT Defendants. (ECF Nos. 220, 228) 16 17 On July 29, 2022, the United States of America, the State of California, and Nicolle 18 O’Neill (Plaintiffs/Relator), and Defendants Somnia, Inc., Primary Anesthesia Services, Byron 19 Mendenhall, M.D., and Quinn Gee, M.D. (Somnia Defendants) advised the Court that they had 20 reached an agreement to settle the claims filed against the Somnia Defendants under the qui tam 21 provisions of the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b), and the California False Claims Act, Cal. Gov’t Code § 12652(c). (ECF No. 212). However, the parties identified the following claims as still at issue: (1) O’Neill’s attorneys’ fees and costs arising from the prosecution of claims filed…