United States Second Circuit

District court orders (1) denying plaintiffs' motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction certain claims brought by the US under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. 34 section 3729 et seq., and federal common law, and (2) enforcing a settlement agreement reached on the record, dismissing the suit in exchange for $200,000 and general releases, are affirmed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/10/2003
• Published 04/10/2003

Judges

• JACOBS, Circuit Judge., Before:  VAN GRAAFEILAND, CARDAMONE, and JACOBS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Peter Tufo, Law Offices of Paul Kalker, Hauppauge, New York, NY, for Defendants-Appellants., Ramon E. Reyes, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, New York, New York (James B. Comey, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jeffrey S. Oestericher, Assistant United States Attorney, on the brief), for Plaintiff-Appellee.