Kootstra

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ex rel. Case No. 1:22-cv-00924-NODJ-CDB

RELATOR LLC,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE IN WRITING Plaintiff, WHY SANCTIONS SHOULD NOT BE v. IMPOSED FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY 14 HOWARD D. KOOTSTRA, et al. ORDER VACATING AND RESETTING SCHEDULING CONFERENCE Defendants. (Doc. 24)

17 January 30 Deadline 18 On July 26, 2022, Plaintiff Relator LLC, on behalf of itself and the United States of America (“government”), filed a complaint against Defendants Howard D. Kootstra and Golden Empire Mortgage, Inc under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act. (Doc. 1). Following the government’s filing of notice of non-intervention (Docs. 16, 22), on October 31, 2023, the Court issued case management documents and set an initial scheduling conference in this matter. (Doc. 24). The Order Setting Mandatory Scheduling Conference (the “Initial Order”)…