Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. Joel D. Joseph, and Joel D. Joseph v. Howard W. Cannon
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 30, 1981No. 78-1618PublishedCited by 235 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:
This appeal challenges the District Court’s disposition of a somewhat novel suit brought by Joel D. Joseph, the appellant, against Senator Howard W. Cannon and his administrative assistant, Chester B. Sobsey, the appellees. Initiated pursuant to Section 231 of the False Claims Act, 1 the litigation features two counts respectively charging that Senator Cannon authorized payment of Sobsey’s federal salary during a period when Sobsey was working “extensively and exclusively” on the Senator’s 1976 reelection campaign, 2 and that other members of the…
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