United States of America Ex Rel. Roland A. Leblanc, Plaintiff-Relator v. Raytheon Company, Inc.

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from an order entered by the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts dismissing for lack of jurisdiction a qui tam action brought under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq., by Roland A. LeBlanc (appellant) against Raytheon Company, Inc. (appellee). 729 F.Supp. 170. Although we agree with the result reached by the district court, we find its reasoning overly broad and conclusive.

I. FACTS

Roland LeBlanc filed this lawsuit on October 21, 1988 under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733 (1988). LeBlanc’s complaint…