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Nature of Suit Code: 375
Nature of Suit: False Claims Act
Cause of Action: 31:3729 False Claims Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES, ex rel. LINDAY 

KUNTZ and CATHY RUDNICK, bringing 

this action on behalf of the UNITED 

STATES OF AMERICA, and LINDSAY 

KUNTZ, individually,

Plaintiff,

v.

BARD COLLEGE,

Defendants.

No. 1:13-cv-00866-DAD-SMS

ORDER GRANTING MOTION SETTING 

DATE CERTAIN OF ON OR BEFORE JUNE 

7, 2016 TO FILE A PETITION FOR 

EXPENSES, ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND 

COSTS UNDER 31 U.S.C. § 3730(d)

(Doc. No. 34)

On March 11, 2016, pursuant to a stipulation of dismissal of three claims and a voluntary 

dismissal of a fourth, this court dismissed all claims in the action with prejudice. (See Doc. No. 

33.) However, Lindsay Kuntz and Cathy Rudnick (“the Relators”), the United States, and Bard 

College agreed that this court should retain jurisdiction over the Relaters’ claims for reasonable 

expenses necessarily incurred, plus reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, under 31 U.S.C. § 

3730(d)(1), as well as any disputes between the United States and the Relators regarding the 

Relators’ claim for a share of the proceeds of the settlement. (Id. at 2.) Thus, the court ordered 

that for these purposes, the case would remain open until such time as such issues were fully and 

finally resolved. (Id.)

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Local Rule 293(a) provides that “[m]otions for awards of attorneys’ fees to prevailing 

parties pursuant to statute shall be filed not later than twenty-eight (28) days after entry of final 

judgment.” However, on April 5, 2016, the Relators filed a motion seeking to fix a date certain 

for the filing of their petition for expenses, attorneys’ fees and costs. (Doc. No. 34.) In a signed 

declaration attached to the motion, the Relators’ counsel states:

I have, however, contacted [Bard College’s counsel] regarding the 

requested extension, and on April 1, 2016, [Bard College’s counsel]

consented to this motion and agreed to extending the time period 

for seeking to resolve the outstanding 31 U.S.C. § 3730(d)(1) 

claims by negotiation and agreement through and including June 7, 

2016.

The extension is necessary to allow Relators and Bard College 

sufficient time to negotiate and attempt to settle Relators’ claims for 

expenses, attorneys’ fees and costs, in the hopes of avoiding the 

expense to the parties, and inconvenience to this Court, of having to 

seek judicial resolution of these matters.

(Doc. No. 34–1, at 2–3.)

Accordingly, for good cause shown, the court grants relators motion to fix a date certain 

for the filing of petition for expenses, attorneys’ fees and costs. (Doc. No. 34.) Relators shall file 

a petition for their expenses, attorneys’ fees, and costs under 31 U.S.C. § 3730(d) on or before 

June 7, 2016, in the event Relators and defendant Bard College are unable to reach a resolution of 

such matters.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 8, 2016 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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