United States Ex Rel. Costa v. Baker & Taylor, Inc.

ORDER

WALKER, District Judge.

Relators Robert Costa and Ronald Thorn-burg filed this False Claims Act case on behalf of the United States and the State of California on June 1, 1995. In their complaint, relators allege that Baker & Taylor Books (“B & T”) has engaged in a practice of fraudulently overcharging institutional customers, including federally funded libraries. Pursuant to 31 U.S.C. § 3730, the complaint was filed under seal and served on the government. On August 21, 1995, the court granted the government’s first request for a six-month extension of time to make its intervention…