Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Harrington v. Sisters of Providence in Oregon
District Court, D. Oregon
Decided July 22, 2002No. Civil 98-1587-JOPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
ROBERT E. JONES, District Judge.
Relator Francis Harrington brought this qui tam action against defendants pursuant to the federal civil False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq. The factual background of the claim is set forth in my opinion on defendants’ earlier motion to dismiss the complaint under Fed. R.Civ.P. 9(b)(# 66), and will not be repeated here.
In late February 2002, defendants filed a second Rule 9(b) motion to dismiss, directed to relator’s amended complaint. In early April 2002, while that motion was pending, defendants notified the court that relator…
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