Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Eisenstein v. City of New York
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 8, 2009No. 08-660PublishedCited by 290 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thomas
The question presented is whether the 30-day time limit to file a notice of appeal in Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(a)(1)(A) or the 60-day time limit in Rule 4(a)(1)(B) applies when the United States declines to formally intervene in a qui tarn action brought under the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U. S. C. § 3729. The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that the 30-day limit applies. We affirm.
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Petitioner Irwin Eisenstein and four New York City (City) employees filed this lawsuit against the City to challenge a fee charged by the City to nonresident workers. They…
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