United States Ninth Circuit

An award of treble damages for filing false Medicare claims under the False Claims Act, 31 USC 3729-3733, is subject to an excessive fines analysis under the 8th Amendment because the sanctions have some punitive as well as remedial purpose.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/12/2000
• Decided 03/21/2001
• Published 03/21/2001

Judges

• Before:  DAVID R. THOMPSON, O'SCANNLAIN, and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Patric Hooper, Los Angeles, California, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gail Killefer, Assistant United States Attorney, San Francisco, California, for the appellee.