Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Stevens v. Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 7, 1998No. Docket No. 97-6141PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEARSE, Circuit Judge.
Defendant State of Vermont Agency of Natural Resources (the “Agency” or the “State”) appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont, J. Garvan Murtha, Chief Judge, denying the State’s motion to dismiss the present qui tam suit brought by Jonathan Stevens on behalf of the United States under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq. (1994) (“FCA” or the “Act”), for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The district court ruled that the State is a “person” within the meaning of § 3729(a) and is thus subject to suit under the Act,…
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