Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Doe v. Staples, Inc.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 25, 2013No. Civil Action No. 2008-0846PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
RICHARD J. LEON, District Judge.
The anonymous plaintiff/relator (“plaintiff’ or “relator”) in this case alleges that defendants Staples, Inc. (“Staples”), OfficeMax, Inc. (“OfficeMax”), Target Corp. (“Target”), and Industries for the Blind, Inc. (“IFB”) violated the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq., (“FCA”) by misrepresenting the origin of imported pencils. Am. Compl. ¶¶ 1, 12 [Dkt. # 22]. This case comes before the Court on the defendants’ Motions to Dismiss. See OfficeMax’s Mot. to Dismiss [Dkt. # 39]; IFB’s Mot. to Dismiss [Dkt. ## 52, 52-1]; Target’s Mot. to…
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3Cited by8 opinions
- United States ex rel. Kraxberger v. Kansas City Power & Light Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2014
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