Legal Opinion
United States v. Aster
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 17, 1960No. 12970PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a dismissal of a qui tam or informer’s action brought under 31 U.S.C.A. §§ 231, 232, 233 and 235.
The district court found that the essential information upon which the suit was predicated was in the possession of the United States prior to the filing of the suit. Such information was given to the government by the informer who now brings this claim. The court construed Section 232(C) as depriving it of jurisdiction of any qui tam action based on information already in the hands of the United States regardless of the source of that information.
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2Cases cited1 opinion
- United States Ex Rel. McCans v. Armour & Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1956
3Cited by11 opinions
- United States of America, Ex Rel. Stinson, Lyons, Gerlin & Bustamante, P.A. v. The Prudential Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- United States of America Ex Rel. David P. Weinberger, and David P. Weinberger, Esq., Individually v. State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- United States Ex Rel. Atkinson v. Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2002
- Charles Pettis Ex Rel. United States v. Morrison-Knudsen Co., Inc. And Brown & Root, Inc., DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- United States Ex Rel. Vance v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1973
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