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U.S. EX REL. GARIBALDI v. ORLEANS PARISH SCHOOL BOARD

Nos. 99-30550, 99-30668.

244 F.3d 486 (2001)

UNITED STATES of America, ex rel. William GARIBALDI and Carlos Samuel, Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants, v. ORLEANS PARISH SCHOOL BOARD, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee. United States of America, ex rel. William Garibaldi and Carlos Samuel, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Orleans Parish School Board, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 28, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Francis Wessel (argued), Wessel and Associates, Victoria Lennox Bartels, New Orleans, LA, for Garibaldi and Samuel.

Sam A. LeBlanc, III (argued), Lawrence Lee McNamara, Robert N. Markle, Stefini Weckwerth Salles, Adams & Reese, New Orleans, LA, for Orleans Parish School Board.

Michael Eugene Robinson (argued), Douglas N. Letter, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civil Div., Appellate Staff, Washington, DC, for United States, Amicus Curiae.

Charlotte Ann Lagarde, New Orleans, LA, for Samuel in 99-30668.

Before DAVIS and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges, and POGUE, Judge.

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

William Garibaldi and Carlos Samuel (whom we sometimes refer to jointly as the Relators) sued their employer, the Orleans Parish School Board on behalf of the United States for numerous violations of the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729, et seq. After trial, a jury found that the School Board had submitted more than 1500 false claims to the federal government over the course of 11 years. The district court subsequently...

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