No. 18-418
United States, ex rel. Leatra Harper, et al. v. Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District
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
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
Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District
Jennifer Dowdell Armstrong — McDonald Hopkins, LLC, Respondent
Jennifer Dowdell Armstrong — McDonald Hopkins, LLC, Respondent