SEALED APPELLANT v. SEALED APPELLEE

No. 04-11173.

452 F.3d 415 (2006)

SEALED APPELLANT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SEALED APPELLEE, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 12, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Steven Werbner, Eric Donovan Pearson, Sayles, Lidji & Werbner, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Barry Frank McNeil, Sarah Rae Teachout, Haynes & Boone, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before SMITH, GARZA and OWEN, Circuit Judges.


JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

The Appellant appeals the dismissal of his qui tam suit for failure timely to serve process and to prosecute. We affirm.

I.

In May 2000, Appellant sued Appellee, a corporation, alleging claims under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3744 (the "FCA"). In August 2002, the United States filed its Notice of Election to Decline Intervention, stating that it would decline...

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