Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Farmer v. City of Houston
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 25, 2008No. 06-20740PublishedCited by 117 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Marsha Farmer brought an action on behalf of the United States against the City of Houston, Texas, and the Houston Area Urban League (“HAUL”), alleging violations of the False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729(a). Farmer claimed that defendants unlawfully received federal funds from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) based on false and fraudulent information. After the United States declined to intervene and extensive discovery had been conducted, defendants moved for summary judgment, and the city moved to dismiss for lack…
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