United States of America v. Academy Mortgage Corporation

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, AND

CORPORATIONN, GRANTING RELATOR’S

ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION FOR Defendant. RELIEF FROM AMENDED CASE MANAGEMENT AND PRETRIAL

ORDER

13 Docket Nos. 257, 263 14 15 I. INTRODUCTION In this qui tam False Claims Act suit, Gwen Thrower (“Relator”) alleges that Academy Mortgage Corporation (“Defendant”) falsely certified compliance with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD’s) regulations, enabling it to obtain government insurance on the mortgage loans underwritten by Defendant, and to make claims on those loans. Pending before the Court are (1) Defendant’s motion for relief from Magistrate Judge Sallie…