U.S. EX REL. HOPPER v. ANTON

Nos. 95-55273, 95-55374.

91 F.3d 1261 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel., Sheila HOPPER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William ANTON; Los Angeles Unified School District; Leonard Britton; Paul Carr; Phillip Callison; James Esterle; Deanne Neiman; Benita Chaum; Carol Albright; Jackie Thompson, Defendants-Appellees. UNITED STATES of America ex rel., Sheila HOPPER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William ANTON; Leonard Britton; Paul Carr; Phillip Callison; James Esterle; Deanne Neiman; Benita Chaum; Carol Albright, Defendants, and Jackie Thompson; Los Angeles Unified School District, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided July 31, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James H. Fosbinder, and Rhonda M. Fosbinder, Fosbinder & Fosbinder, Venice, California, for plaintiff-appellant.

Bonifacio B. Garcia and Alex M. Moisa, Barbosa, Garcia & Barnes, Los Angeles, California, for defendants-appellees.

Before FARRIS, FERNANDEZ and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.


THOMAS, Circuit Judge:

Sheila Hopper ("Hopper") appeals the district court's entry of summary judgment against her qui tam False Claims Act ("FCA" or "Act") claim against the Los Angeles Unified School District ("LAUSD" or "School District"). The School District cross-appeals the district court's refusal to enter judgment as a matter of law after trial on Hopper's FCA employment retaliation claim under 31 U.S.C. § 3730(h).

We AFFIRM

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