United States of America v. Academy Mortgage Corporation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al., Case No. 16-cv-02120-EMC
Plaintiffs,
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S
v. MOTION FOR RELIEF FROM NON-
DISPOSITIVE PRETRIAL ORDER OF
ACADEMY MORTGAGE MAGISTRATE JUDGE
CORPORATION,
Docket No. 250 Defendant. 12 13 In this qui tam False Claims Act suit, Gwen Thrower (“Relator”) alleges that Academy Mortgage Corporation (“Academy”) falsely certified compliance with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD’s) regulations, enabling it to obtain government insurance on mortgage loans underwritten by Academy, and to make claims on those loans. Defendant has moved for relief from Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim’s non-dispositive order that Relator be allowed to withdraw unanswered interrogatories Nos. 4 through 18, issued on July 6, 2021. See Docket Nos. 248 (“Order”); 250 (“Mot.”). I. BACKGROUND On September 27, 2018, Relator…