United States v. Paul L. Temple

SWYGERT, Circuit Judge.

This is an action for damages and forfeitures brought under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C.A. § 231, 1 by the United States against the defendant, Paul L. Temple. The District Court entered judgment against defendant in the sum of $209,000 after determining that the allegations of counts I and II of the complaint were not denied — therefore deemed admitted — and that the defenses raised by defendant were not available to him.

Counts I and II allege that defendant is a partner in the Sullivan Box Factory, a partnership, of Sullivan, Illinois; that to obtain two loans of…