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United States Ex Rel. Sequoia Orange Co. v. Sunland Packing House Co.
District Court, E.D. California
Decided September 27, 1995No. CV-F-88-566-OWW, CV-F-89-002, CV-F-89-004, CV-F-89-006 to CV-F-89-008, CV-F-89-012 to CV-F-89-014, CV-F-89-050 to CV-F-89-062, CV-F-91-194-OWW, CV-F-91-195 to CV-F-91-197 and CV-F-93-5016-OWWPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER RE: UNITED STATES’ MOTION TO DISMISS
WANGER, District Judge.
I. BACKGROUND
These 27 partially consolidated False Claims Act (FCA) cases are before the court on the United States’s motion to dismiss under 31 U.S.C. § 3730(e)(2)(A). 1 The motion presents a question of first impression.
A. Statutory Background.
The claims arise from alleged violation of prorate restrictions and reporting requirements in navel and valencia orange marketing orders (7 C.F.R. §§ 907 and 908) 2 and the lemon marketing order (7 C.F.R. § 910). The relators, Sequoia Orange Company, a handler…
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- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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