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U.S. EX REL. DICK v. LONG ISLAND LIGHTING CO.

Nos. 411, 438, Dockets 89-7497, 89-7519.

912 F.2d 13 (1990)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. W. Gordon DICK and John P. Daly, Jr., Plaintiffs-Appellants, Cross-Appellees, v. LONG ISLAND LIGHTING CO., Charles R. Pierce, Wilfred O. Uhl, Charles J. Davis, and Andrew W. Wofford, Defendants-Appellees, Cross-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided August 14, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James D. Harmon, Jr. (Steven J. Ahmuty, Jr., Michael J. Eng, Aaron F. Fishbein, Bower & Gardner, New York City, of counsel), for plaintiffs-appellants.

Susan E. Silverman, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Hicksville, N.Y., for defendant-appellee Long Island Lighting Co.

Michael Lesch, New York City (John G. Nicolich, David S. Tannenbaum, Barry V. Sautman, Shea & Gould, New York City, of counsel), for defendants-appellees Charles R. Pierce, Wilfred O. Uhl, Charles J. Davis and Andrew W. Wofford.

Before VAN GRAAFEILAND, CARDAMONE, and PIERCE, Circuit Judges.

PIERCE, Senior Circuit Judge:

Herein, we examine the jurisdictional requirements of 31 U.S.C. § 3730(e)(4) of the False Claims Act. We hold that the qui tam plaintiffs, W. Gordon Dick and John P. Daly, Jr., appellants, did not satisfy the statute's jurisdictional requirements. Accordingly, we conclude that this suit was properly dismissed by the district court.

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