UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, by Dorothy S. Greenberg, for herself as well as for the United States of America, Plaintiff-Relator-Appellant,
v.
The BURMAH OIL COMPANY LIMITED et al., Defendants-Appellees.
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued May 11, 1977.
Decided May 11, 1977.
Opinion June 1, 1977.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Richard B. Dannenberg, New York City (Burton L. Knapp, Aaron Lipper, Stephen Lowey, Lipper, Lowey & Dannenberg and Burton L. Knapp, New York City, of counsel), Frank Newman, Dallas, Tex. (Newman, Shook & Newman, P. C., Dallas, Tex., of counsel), for plaintiff-relator-appellant.
Robert B. Fiske, Jr., U. S. Atty. for the Southern District of New York, New York City (Charles Franklin Richter, Kent T. Stauffer, Asst. U. S. Attys., Southern District of New York, New York City, of counsel), for appellee United States of America.
Arthur L. Liman, New York City (Mark A. Belnick, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York City, of counsel), for defendants-appellees Summitt Marine Operations, Inc., Summitt I, Inc., Summitt II, Inc., Summitt III, Inc., Cherokee I Shipping Corp., Cherokee II Shipping Corp., Cherokee III Shipping Corp., Cherokee IV Shipping Corp., Cherokee V Shipping Corp., Energy Transportation Corp., C. Y. Chen, Joseph J. Cuneo and Jerome Shelby.
Melvyn L. Cantor, New York City (Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, New York City, of counsel), for defendants-appellees The Burmah Oil Co. Limited, Burmah Oil Inc., Burmah Oil Tankers Limited, Bethel Marine, Inc., Southhold Marine, Inc., Vermont Marine, Inc., Burmah Gas Transportation Limited.
Cahill, Gordon & Reindel, New York City on the brief, for defendants-appellees Citicorp, Citibank, N. A., Citicorp Leasing, Inc., Citimarlease (Burmah I), Inc., Citimarlease (Burmah LNG Carrier), Inc. and Citimarlease (Burmah Liquegas), Inc.
Hughes, Hubbard & Reed, New York City, on the brief, for defendant-appellee General American Transportation Corp.
Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine, New York City, on the brief, for defendant-appellee General Dynamics Corp.
Nathaniel S. Ruvell, New York City, on the brief, for defendant-appellee Elias J. Kulukundis.
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, New York City, on the brief, for defendant-appellee John C. Bullitt.
Before LUMBARD and MESKILL, Circuit Judges, and JAMESON, District Judge.
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
PER CURIAM:
This is an appeal from an Order and Judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Whitman Knapp, Judge, dismissing a qui tam action brought under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 231-235, on the ground that relator failed to satisfy one of the jurisdictional prerequisites of that Act. The decision of the District Court was affirmed in open court. This opinion is being written at the request...
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