Mary C. McKenzie v. Bellsouth Telecommunications, Inc., D/B/A South Central Bell Telephone Company

OPINION

COLE, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellant, Mary McKenzie, appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment for Defendant-Appellee, BellSouth Telecommunications Inc. (“BellSouth”), in her action alleging that BellSouth harassed and discharged her in violation of the qui tam 1 provisions of the False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3730. Section 3730(h) of the FCA prohibits retaliation against employees engaged in the protected activity of investigating possible fraud against the United States government. McKenzie’s § 3730(h) retaliation claim was one part of her original qui…