Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Rodriguez v. Weekly Publications, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 15, 1946PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIFKIND, District Judge.
' Defendants move to dismiss the amended complaint, pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, rule 12(b) (6), 28 U.S. C.A. following section 723c, for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Plaintiff, Rodriguez, an informer, brings a qui tam action on behalf of the United States and himself to recover from defendants statutory forfeitures and double damages under the provisions of sections 5438, 3490 and 3491 of the Revised Statutes, 31 U.S.C.A. §§ 231 and 232. Defendant Weekly Publications, Inc. (hereinafter “Weekly”), is publisher of a weekly…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United States Ex Rel. Marcus v. HessSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Hannegan v. Esquire, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- United States Ex Rel. Milwaukee Social Democratic Publishing Co. v. BurlesonSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- United States v. CohnSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Lewis Publishing Co. v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
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3Cited by7 opinions
- United States v. Stanley N. Howell, Warren S. Cochran, Cochran & Howell, a Partnership, Post Cleaners, Thrifty CleanersCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
- United States v. GrannisCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1949
- United States v. Marple Community Record, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1971
- United States Ex Rel. Rodriquez v. Weekly Publications, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1947
- United States v. EilbergDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
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