United States Fifth Circuit

Dismissal of plaintiff's qui tam action under the False Claims Act is affirmed over his claim that the district court erred by failing to accept as true the facts set out in the complaint.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/13/2005
• Published 07/13/2005

Judges

• EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:, Before REAVLEY, JONES and GARZA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Danny D. Burns (argued), John L. Barnes, Fort Worth, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant., Steve I. Frank (argued), Douglas N. Letter, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div.-Appellate Staff, Washington, DC, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Nina Cortell, Sarah Rae Teachout (argued), Heather McDaniel Bailey, Haynes & Boone, Dallas, TX, J. Lyndell Kirkley, Kirkley, Broiles & Berryman, Fort Worth, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.