No. 18-418

United States, ex rel. Leatra Harper, et al. v. Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-10-03
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Experienced Counsel
Tags: civil-procedure constructive-knowledge false-claims-act false-claims-act-31-usc-3729 federal-law mistake-of-law pleading-requirements scienter statutory-interpretation subjective-scienter
Key Terms:
Environmental SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2019-01-04
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether stating a claim of knowing avoidance of an obligation or conversion under the FCA, 31 U.S.C. § 3729(a)(1)(G) and (D), requires alleging that defendant had subjective knowledge that it was violating an obligation

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether stating a claim of knowing avoidance of an obligation or conversion under the FCA, 31 U.S.C. § 3729(a)(1)(G) and (D), requires alleging that defendant had subjective knowledge that it was violating an obligation.

Docket Entries

2019-01-07
Petition DENIED.
2018-12-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
2018-11-30
Brief of respondent Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District in opposition filed.
2018-10-25
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 3, 2018.
2018-10-23
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 2, 2018 to December 3, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
2018-09-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 2, 2018)

Attorneys

Leatra Harper
Warner DeWitt MendenhallThe Law Offices of Warner Mendenhall, Inc., Petitioner
Warner DeWitt MendenhallThe Law Offices of Warner Mendenhall, Inc., Petitioner
Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District
Jennifer Dowdell ArmstrongMcDonald Hopkins, LLC, Respondent
Jennifer Dowdell ArmstrongMcDonald Hopkins, LLC, Respondent