Legal Opinion
United States v. Buiges
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 30, 1981No. 80 Civ. 7005PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
OWEN, District Judge.
The United States instituted this lawsuit pursuant to the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 231 et seq., to recover a sum of money it paid to defendant Youth in Government (“YIG”) under what the government alleges was a false claim filed with the Department of Agriculture by defendants YIG and Bartholomew Buiges. The defendants counterclaimed for an amount they allege the government owes them but has wrongly withheld. The government now moves to dismiss defendants’ counterclaim on the ground that it is barred by sovereign immunity. Defendants oppose the…
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