United States of America v. Moderna US Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ex rel.

SEAN SOLOMON,

No. C 23-01103 WHA Plaintiff,

v.

ORDER RE REQUEST FOR

MODERNA US INC., RECONSIDERATION

14 Defendant.

Relator Sean Solomon, proceeding pro se, filed this qui tam action under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. 3729–3733, asserting in sum that defendant Moderna US Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine is “snake oil” because it is for prevention of the symptoms of COVID-19, as opposed to infection or transmission of the virus itself (Compl. 1–2, Dkt. No. 1). The United States declined to intervene, and thus requested all filings be unsealed and that the action be dismissed unless relator Solomon obtains counsel. An order issued unsealing this action and giving relator thirty days to obtain counsel (Dkt. No. 12). Relator now moves for reconsideration of that order, requesting to proceed pro se (Dkt. No. 13). Our court of appeals has explained in no uncertain terms that “a…