Rille, et al v. Electronic Data, et al

Filing 358

ORDER denying 256 Realtors' Motion for Attorney Fees and 345 Realtors' Motion for Determination of Share of Settlement Proceeds without prejudice. The parties are directed to inform the Court of the resolution of the California case within 2 weeks of the fact. Signed by Judge Billy Roy Wilson on 9/28/2012. (mcz)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
WESTERN DIVISION
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
ex rel. NORMAN RILLE AND NEAL
ROBERTS,
PLAINTIFFS,
v.
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.

DEFENDANT.

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Civil Action 4:04CV00986-BRW

ORDER
An August 24, 2012 Order in United States of America ex rel Norman Rille, et al. v.
Accenture, LLP, et al.1 stayed that case until the California litigation between Relators and their
former counsel, lawyers at the firm Packard, Packard, & Johnson, was resolved. A copy of that
Order is attached. As in Accenture, Relators in this case have a pending Motion for Award of
Statutory Attorneys’ Fees, Costs, and Expenses Pursuant to 31 U.S.C. § 3730(d)(1).2
Because it appears that Relators seek certain costs in this case while arguing in California that
those same costs are unexplained or inappropriate, I will not consider Relators’ Motion until the
California issues are resolved. Accordingly, Relators’ Motion for Award of Statutory Fees,
Costs, and Expenses (Doc. No. 256) and Motion for Determination of Relators’ Share of
Settlement Proceeds (Doc. No. 345) are DENIED without prejudice. Relators may re-file their

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4:04-CV-00985-BRW, Doc. No. 722.

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Doc. No. 256.
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motions upon resolution of the California case. The parties are directed to inform the Court of
the resolution of the California case within two weeks of the fact.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 28th day of September, 2012.

/s/Billy Roy Wilson
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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