Bagley v. United States

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

ROBERT J. TIMLIN, District Judge.

Through this action, Plaintiff Richard D. Bagley (“Bagley”) seeks a refund of feder*985al income taxes paid by him in the amount of $3,874,407 with respect to the 2003 tax year. From 1994 through 2003, Bagley, on behalf of the United States of America (“government”), prosecuted TRW Inc. (“TRW”) for false claims under the False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq. For his actions as a relator under the FCA, the government paid Bagley a FCA award of $27,244,0000 and statutory attorneys’ fees of $9,407,295. Of the…