No. 18-1009

United States, ex rel. Muge Cody v. ManTech International Corporation

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-02-04
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived Experienced Counsel
Tags: appellate-review circumstantial-evidence defense-contractor-whistleblower-protection-act false-claims-act federal-rule-of-civil-procedure-50(b) judgment-as-a-matter-of-law judgment-as-matter-of-law jury-verdict reeves-v-sanderson reeves-v-sanderson-plumbing rule-50 whistleblower-protection
Key Terms:
JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2019-03-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the appellate court erred in not applying the Reeves standards in a case brought under the False Claims Act and the Defense Contractor Whistleblower Protection Act and erred in reversing the jury verdict in favor of Muge Cody and subsequently reversing the trial court's denial of the employer's Rule 50 motion for a judgment as a matter of law

Question Presented (from Petition)

question presented is whether the appellate court erred in not applying the Reeves standards in a case brought under the False Claims Act and the Defense Contractor Whistleblower Protection Act and erred in reversing the jury verdict in favor of Muge Cody and subsequently reversing the trial court’s denial of the employer’s Rule 50 motion for a judgment as a matter of law.

Docket Entries

2019-03-04
Petition DENIED.
2019-02-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/1/2019.
2019-02-07
Waiver of right of respondent Mantech International Corporation to respond filed.
2019-02-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 6, 2019)
2018-11-27
Application (18A548) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until February 2, 2019.
2018-11-20
Application (18A548) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 4, 2018 to February 2, 2019, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

Mantech International Corporation
Steven Douglas GordonHolland & Knight, Respondent
Steven Douglas GordonHolland & Knight, Respondent
United States, ex rel. Muge Cody
Michael L. ForemanPenn State Law - Civil Rights Appellate Clinic, Petitioner
Michael L. ForemanPenn State Law - Civil Rights Appellate Clinic, Petitioner