United States v. Bekhrad

ORDER

WOLLE, District Judge.

Plaintiff asserts in its complaint a claim against the defendant for civil penalties under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. section 3729. In various resisted motions defendant urges that the requested relief-triple damages plus $10,000 in civil penalties — is not authorized by the statute applicable here. Additionally, he attacks some language in the complaint as impertinent and other language as vague.

I. THE APPLICABILITY OF THE 1986 AMENDMENT.

Penalties allowed under the False Claims Act were increased from $2,000 and double damages to $10,000 and triple damages in…