In mid-2006, Pedro Eva, M.D., a licensed psychiatrist, was hired as a subcontractor by RPS to perform psychiatric services at Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) pursuant to a contract between RPS and California’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). Under the contract, RPS psychiatrists may only charge for time actually spent in the prison. However, Dr. Eva alleged that he was not informed of that requirement; instead, he understood his job consisted of four 10-hour days, and alleged that the acting chief psychiatrist at SVSP, David Hoban, told him he should bill for 10 hours even if he was not inside the prison the whole time.