United States ex rel. Brooks v. Stevens-Henager Coll.

Jill N. Parrish, United States District Court Judge

I. INTRODUCTION

This is a qui tam action. Relators Katie Brooks and Nannette Wride filed this case in January 2013 seeking relief under the False Claims Act. They allege that Defendants Stevens-Henager College, Inc.; California College San Diego, Inc.; CollegeAmerica Denver, Inc.; CollegeAmerica Arizona, Inc.; the Center for Excellence in Higher Education ("CEHE"); and Carl Barney (collectively, the "Colleges") submitted, or caused to be submitted, "false or fraudulent" claims for federal financial aid. In April 2014, the Government intervened…