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U.S. EX REL. STILLWELL v. HUGHES HELICOPTERS, INC.

No. CV 87-1840-WDK.

714 F.Supp. 1084 (1989)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Roderick STILLWELL; and Roderick Stillwell, in his own right, Plaintiffs, v. HUGHES HELICOPTERS, INC.; McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co.; Parker Hannifin Corp.; Edward E. Vukonich; James P. Coyne; and Does 1 through 50, inclusive, Defendants.

United States District Court, C.D. California.

June 1, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of William R. Ramsey, William R. Ramsey, Louis J. Cohen, Encino, Cal., for plaintiff Roderick Stillwell.

Bryan, Cave, McPheeters & McRoberts, Robert F. Scoular, F. Michael Gaffney, Glenn E. Monroe, Andria K. Richey, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants Hughes Helicopters, Inc. McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co.

Crowell & Moring, Patrick W. Lee, Julie Crohovsky, Washington, D.C., Clinnin, Siracuse & Belcher, Philip Siracuse, Richard Salcido, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant Parker Hannifin Corp.

Quinn, Kully & Morrow, John J. Quinn, Eric L. Dobbersteen, Lisa L. Kantor, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant James P. Coyne.

Sharenow & Corbin, Robert L. Corbin, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant Edward E. Vukonich.

Morgan J. Frankel, Asst. Counsel, Washington, D.C., amicus curiae for U.S. Senate.

KELLER, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on defendants McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Company and Parker Hannifin Corporation's motions to dismiss this action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction under Fed.R. Civ.P. 12(b)(1). The defendants ask this Court to declare the 1986 amendments to the qui tam sections of the False Claims Act, see 31 U.S.C.A. section 3730 (West Supp.1988), unconstitutional.

The defendants assert three bases...

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