United States v. Sprint Communications, Inc.

OPINION

BERZON, Circuit Judge:

John C. Prather sought to intervene as of right in a False Claims Act (“FCA”) suit brought by the United States (“Government”) against Sprint Communications, 'Inc. (“Sprint”). Whether Prather had the significantly protectable interest required to support his motion to intervene depends on whether he would have been entitled to any recovery if the Government had intervened in his 2009 qui tarn FCA action. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 24(a)(2); Prather v. AT&T, 847 F.3d 1097 (9th Cir. 2017) (“Prather I”). We conclude that Government intervention in Prather’s qui tam action…