In re UNITED STATES of America, ex rel. S. PRAWER and COMPANY, et al., Plaintiffs, Appellants,
v.
FLEET BANK OF MAINE, et al., Defendants, Appellees.
United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Heard January 7, 1994.
Decided May 5, 1994.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Jeffrey Bennett with whom Melinda J. Caterine and Herbert H. Bennett & Assoc., P.A., Portland, ME, were on brief, for appellants.
James E. Kaplan with whom Derek P. Langhauser, James E. Kaplan & Associates, P.A. and Julianne Cloutier, Portland, ME, were on brief, for appellee Amy Bierbaum.
Thomas N. O'Connor with whom Donald L. Cabell and Hale and Dorr, Boston, MA, were on brief, for appellees Verrill & Dana, P. Benjamin Zuckerman and Anne M. Dufour.
Joseph F. Shea with whom Paul R. Gupta and Nutter, McClennen & Fish, Boston, MA, were on brief, for appellee RECOLL Management Corp.
John J. Wall, III with whom Thomas F. Monaghan and Monaghan, Leahy, Hochadel & Libby, Portland, ME, were on brief, for appellee Fleet Bank of Me.
Frank W. Hunger, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jay P. McCloskey, U.S. Atty., Bangor, ME, and Douglas N. Letter and Jonathan R. Siegel, Attys., Civ. Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, on brief, for U.S., amicus curiae.
Before BREYER, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA and STAHL, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.
STAHL, Circuit Judge.
This appeal arises out of the district court's sua sponte dismissal of a qui tam action brought by plaintiffs-appellants S. Prawer & Company, Gilbert Prawer, and Harvey Prawer (collectively "Prawer") as relators under the False Claims Act ("FCA"), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq.1 Plaintiffs primarily2 contend that the court erred in concluding that 31 U.S.C. §...
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