United States Fifth Circuit

In a False Claims Act action brought on behalf of the United States against the City of Houston and a non-profit organization, alleging that defendants unlawfully received federal funds from HUD based on false and fraudulent information, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where plaintiff was unable to show that either defendant acted with knowledge of any falsity or that defendants agreed with each other to defraud the government.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/25/2008
• Published 03/26/2008

Judges

• JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:, Before JONES, Chief Judge, and REAVLEY and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Brantly Harris (argued), Law Offices of Brantly Harris, Houston, TX, for Farmer., Adolph R. Guerra, Jr. (argued), Jacob Montilijo Monty, Jeremy Daniel Saenz, Daniel Nicholas Ramirez, Monty Partners, LLP, Judith N. Benton, The City of Houston Legal Dept., Houston, TX, for City of Houston., Alton J. Hall, Jr., Delise & Hall, Covington, LA, A. Martin Wickliff, Jr., Daniella D. Landers (argued), Epstein, Becker, Green, Wickliff & Hall, Houston, TX, for Houston Area Urban League., Steve I. Frank (argued), Douglas N. Letter, U.S Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Washington, DC, for U.S., Amicus Curiae.