United States ex rel. Youn v. Sklar

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER1

SIDNEY I. SCHENKIER, United States Magistrate Judge

Plaintiff-relator James Youn (“relator” or “Dr. Youn”) brought this action against podiatrist Keith D. Sklar and his podiatric practice, Foot First Podiatry (“defendants” or “Dr. Sklar”), pursuant to the qui tarn provisions of the False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729, et. seq. and the Illinois Insurance Claims Fraud Protection Act (“IICFPA”), 740 ILCS 92/1, et. seq. (doc. # 100: Fourth Amended Complaint (“4th Am. Compl.”). The United States declined to intervene on November 4, 2013 and the complaint was…