Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Burlbaw v. Orenduff
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided November 28, 2008No. 05-2393, 06-2006PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLMES, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs-Appellants Edward Burlbaw and Donald Bustamante (“relators”) challenge the district court’s grant of summary judgment on their claims under the False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733. Relators alleged that defendants, past and present high-ranking administrators of New Mexico State University (“NMSU”), falsely certified that NMSU was a “minority institution” eligible for Department of Defense (“DoD”) set-aside contract grants. After concluding that qualified immunity was a viable defense under the FCA, the district court granted summary judgment to…
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