United States Ex Rel. Garst v. Lockheed Integrated Solutions Co.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

GRADY, District Judge.

Before the court is defendant’s motion to dismiss the plaintiffs amended complaint. For the reasons explained below, the motion is granted.

Background

Joseph Garst is a former employee of the United States Department of Veteran Affairs (“VA”) who initiated this qui tarn action against Lockheed Integrated Solutions Company (“Lockheed”) under the False Claims Act (“FCA”). See 31 U.S.C. § 3729 (West Supp.2000). The action seeks to recover damages and civil penalties on behalf of the United States arising from alleged false or fraudulent claims for payment…