UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JS-6 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No. 2:23-cv-06727-JLS-MAR Date: August 25, 2024 Title: The United States of America et al v. Gavin Newsom et al

Present: Honorable JOSEPHINE L. STATON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Charles Rojas N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter

Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs: Attorneys Present for Defendant:

Not Present Not Present

PROCEEDINGS: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER DISMISSING ACTION

Relator Carl Gordon pro se filed this False Claims Act (“FCA”) action on behalf of the United States government. (See Doc. 1.) The United States declined to intervene in this action, and the Court unsealed it. (Docs. 29, 30 & 33.)

In its prior order, the Court explained that the Ninth Circuit has held that a relator cannot proceed pro se under the FAC. (OSC, Doc. 48); see Stoner v. Santa Clara Cnty. Off. of Educ.,

(9th Cir. 2007). As such, the Court gave Relator 30 days to secure counsel. (See OSC.) Relator, however, submitted a response that was unresponsive to the Court’s concerns. (Resp., Doc. 49.) Because Relator has not secured counsel, the Court DISMISSES this action.

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