No. 22-111
United States, et al., ex rel. Thomas Proctor v. Safeway, Inc.
Relisted (3)
Experienced Counsel
Tags: circuit-split civil-procedure false-claims-act government-contracts knowingly-violated legal-interpretation scienter standing statutory-interpretation subjective-understanding
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference:
2023-01-13
(distributed 3 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether and when a defendant's contemporaneous subjective understanding or beliefs about the lawfulness of its conduct are relevant to whether it 'knowingly' violated the False Claims Act
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED This case presents the same question as No. 21-1326, United States ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu Inc. It also arises from the same court of appeals. The Court may wish to consider the two petitions together. The question presented is: Whether and when a defendant’s contemporaneous subjective understanding or beliefs about the lawfulness of its conduct are relevant to whether it “knowingly” violated the False Claims Act.
Docket Entries
2023-07-03
Judgment issued.
2023-03-24
CIRCULATED
2023-01-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/13/2023.
2022-12-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/6/2023.
2022-11-30
Rescheduled.
2022-11-22
Reply of petitioner United States, ex rel. Thomas Proctor filed. (Distributed)
2022-11-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/9/2022.
2022-11-07
Brief of respondent Safeway, Inc. in opposition filed.
2022-09-26
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 7, 2022.
2022-09-23
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 6, 2022 to November 7, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
2022-08-30
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 6, 2022.
2022-08-29
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 6, 2022 to October 6, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
2022-08-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 6, 2022)
2022-06-30
Application (21A861) granted by Justice Barrett extending the time to file until August 3, 2022.
2022-06-23
Application (21A861) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 4, 2022 to August 3, 2022, submitted to Justice Barrett.
Attorneys
Safeway, Inc.
John Caviness O'Quinn — Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Respondent
John Caviness O'Quinn — Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Respondent
Thomas Proctor
Tejinder Singh — Sparacino PLLC, Petitioner
Tejinder Singh — Sparacino PLLC, Petitioner
James Andrew Tate — Helmer, Martins, Tate & Garrett Co., LPA, Petitioner
James Andrew Tate — Helmer, Martins, Tate & Garrett Co., LPA, Petitioner
Julie Webster Popham — Helmer, Martins, Tate & Garrett Co., LPA, Petitioner
Julie Webster Popham — Helmer, Martins, Tate & Garrett Co., LPA, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Amicus
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Amicus