Legal Opinion
United States v. Lawson
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided October 5, 1981No. Civ. A. 80-793PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BROTMAN, District Judge.
On March 21, 1980, the plaintiffs, the United States of America and the United States Postal Service, instituted this action under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 231, 1 against the defendant Gordon F. Lawson for the recovery of money damages and forfeitures as a result of defendant’s alleged false, fictitious, and fraudulent claims. Jurisdiction is predicated on 28 U.S.C. § 1345, 31 U.S.C. § 232, 39 U.S.C. §§ 401 et seq., and 39 U.S.C. § 2601. Currently before the court are the plaintiffs’ motion, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56, for summary judgment as to Count…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- United States Ex Rel. Marcus v. HessSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- United States v. BornsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. Neifert-White Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. McNinchSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- United States v. Stanley N. Howell, Warren S. Cochran, Cochran & Howell, a Partnership, Post Cleaners, Thrifty CleanersCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Charles T. Hutchins v. Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer Louis Delucia John Does "1" Through John Does "3" Joan Lavery. Charles T. Hutchins v. Abc Corp., Sealed. Charles T. HutchinsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
- Blusal Meats, Inc. v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1986
- Federal Crop Insurance Corporation v. Harold J. HesterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- Hutchins v. Wilentz, Goldman & SpitzerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
- United States Ex Rel. Windsor v. Dyncorp, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1995
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