UNITED STATES v. AZZARELLI CONST. CO.

No. 80-1333.

647 F.2d 757 (1981)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AZZARELLI CONSTRUCTION COMPANY et al., Defendants-Appellees, State of Illinois, Intervening Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 30, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce E. Fein, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff-appellant.

Stephen P. Juech, Asst. Atty. Gen., State of Ill., Antitrust Div., Barry T. McNamara, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before BAUER, WOOD and CUDAHY, Circuit Judges.


CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

The United States filed this civil action seeking damages and forfeitures under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 231 et seq. (1976), from several defendants (the "Contractors") involved in a highway construction project bid-rigging conspiracy. The State of Illinois intervened for the purpose of moving to dismiss the claims of the United States. Upon the motion of the Contractors and the State of Illinois, the district court dismissed...

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