United States ex rel. Tessler v. City of New York

SUMMARY ORDER

Plaintiff-appellant Akiva Tessler, proceeding pro se, appeals from a judgment entered December 20, 2016, dismissing his qui tam action brought under the False Claims Act (the “FCA”), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733, against defendant-appellee City of New York (the “City”)- Tessler’s second amended complaint (the “SAC”) asserted two categories of claims. First, it alleged that the City failed to recoup over-payments of benefits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, as required by statute and regulations, and then sought…