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U.S. EX REL. LAIRD v. LOCHEED MARTIN ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE SERVICES CO.

No. 02-40504.

336 F.3d 346 (2003)

UNITED STATES of America, ex rel., Patricia LAIRD; et al., Plaintiffs, United States of America, ex rel., James Mayfield, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LOCKHEED MARTIN ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE SERVICES CO., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 24, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen Joseph Schecter (argued), Schecter & Associates, Charles M. Jordan, Daughtry, Scott & Jordan, Houston, TX, for Laird and Mayfield.

F. Walter Conrad, Jr., Michael L. Brem, Shelley L.Ward (argued), Baker Botts, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before KING, Chief Judge, and REAVLEY and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

KING, Chief Judge:

James Mayfield brought a qui tam action under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729 (2000). On a motion for summary judgment, the district court concluded that (1) Mayfield was barred by the doctrine of res judicata from bringing the majority of his claims against Lockheed, and (2) the court lacked subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to the "public disclosure" provisions of the False Claims Act to consider the rest of Mayfield...

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