United States Ex Rel., Christopher Hall v. Teledyne Wah Chang Albany Teledyne Industries, Inc., Dba Teledyne Wah Chang Albany and Teledyne, Inc.

SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge.

The district court dismissed a qui tam action against the defendant-appellee Tele-dyne Wah Chang Albany, Teledyne Industries, Inc., d.b.a. Teledyne Wah Chang Albany, and Teledyne, Inc. (collectively, “Teledyne”). The court did so because the plaintiff, Christopher Hall (“Hall”), had already sued Teledyne in state court and had settled, executing a release that also encompassed any future qui tam claim. After the district court’s ruling, this court decided United States ex rel. Green v. Northrop Corp., 59 F.3d 953 (9th Cir.1995), where we held that a similar release in…