United States of America v. Prism Autism Foundation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 12 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and Case No.: 3:19-cv-00043-W-BLM the STATE OF CALIFORNIA,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

Ex rel. DIANA MASON ATTORNEY’S FEES UNDER

U.S.C. 3730 [DOC. 22 & 24]

Plaintiffs, v. PRISM AUTISM FOUNDATION d/b/a

PRISM BEHAVIORAL SOLUTIONS,

19 Defendants. 20 21 Pending before this Court is Relator Diana Mason’s Motion for Attorney’s Fees under 31 U.S.C. § 3730. Defendant Prism Autism Foundation d/b/a Prism Behavioral Solutions (“Prism”) opposes this motion. The Court decides the matter on the papers submitted and without oral argument. Civ. L. R. 7.1.d.1. For the reasons stated below, the Court GRANTS Relator’s motion [Doc. 22 & 24] and AWARDS $118,023.99 in attorneys’ fees and costs. 28 I. BACKGROUND On January 8, 2019, Relator Diana Mason filed this qui tam action under seal pursuant to 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b)(2), alleging that Prism violated the California and Federal False Claims Acts. (See Compl. [Doc 1].) …