United States Fifth Circuit

In a qui tam action under the False Claims Act, the district court incorrectly decided that plaintiff-relator stated a claim under the False Claims Act, and that he pleaded his claim under the Act with sufficient particularity as required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 9(b)

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/27/2004
• Published 09/27/2004

Judges

• GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:, Before GARWOOD, HIGGINBOTHAM and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Edward Himmelfarb, Douglas N. Letter, Michael D. Granston (argued), U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div.-App. Staff, Washington, DC, for U.S., Amicus Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• David Lawrence Bateman (argued), Law Office of David L. Bateman, Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Luis A. Leitzelar (argued), Murphy J. Foster, III, Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant-Appellant.