Legal Opinion
United States of America, Ex Rel. James M. Hagood v. Sonoma County Water Agency, James M. Hagood v. Sonoma County Water Agency
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 2, 1991No. 89-16290, 89-16360PublishedCited by 182 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NOONAN, Circuit Judge:
James M. Hagood brought suit under the qui tarn provision of the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733, alleging its violation by the Sonoma County Water Agency (the Water Agency). The district court dismissed his third amended complaint for failure to state a cause of action. On appeal, the United States filed a brief as amicus curiae, arguing that the district court was incorrect in its reasoning but right in its result, because the court had no jurisdiction of Hagood’s complaint. The jurisdictional issue is novel. We decide it in favor of jurisdiction and reverse…
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