(February 1, 2020, 8:43 AM EST) -- SHERMAN, Texas — A federal judge in Texas on Jan. 21 refused to reconsider a Sept. 9 ruling denying JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.’s motion for summary judgment in a False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuit accusing it of submitting false information about loan modifications it provided to borrowers under the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) after overruling the bank’s argument that the decision was made sua sponte and that it prevents the bank from attempting to conduct discovery on whether the relators are original sources of information (United States, ex rel. Michael J. Fisher, et al. v. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., No. 16-CV-00395, E.D. Texas, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9400)....