No. 20-1554

Citizens Against Corporate Crime, LLC v. Lennar Corporation

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2021-05-07
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: bankruptcy bankruptcy-law claim-release false-claims-act government-investigation government-official investigation public-interest qui-tam release
Key Terms:
ERISA DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2021-06-03
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a false claims act qui tam claim on behalf of the public may be released in a bankruptcy case prior to the appropriate government official obtaining knowledge of and having an opportunity to investigate the claim?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED This petition for a writ of certiorari raises a matter of exceptional importance — whether or not a false claims act gui tam claim on behalf of the public may be released in a bankruptcy case prior to the appropriate government official obtaining knowledge of and having an opportunity to even investigate the claim?

Docket Entries

2021-06-07
Petition DENIED.
2021-05-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/3/2021.
2021-05-13
Waiver of right of respondent Lennar Corporation to respond filed.
2021-05-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 7, 2021)

Attorneys

Citizens Against Corporate Crime, LLC
Robert Edward BarnesBarnes law, Petitioner
Robert Edward BarnesBarnes law, Petitioner
Lennar Corporation
David MarrosoO' Melveny & Myers, LLP, Respondent
David MarrosoO' Melveny & Myers, LLP, Respondent