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U.S. EX REL. RILEY v. ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL HOSP.

No. 02-20825.

355 F.3d 370 (2004)

UNITED STATES of America, ex rel. Joyce RILEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL, et al., Defendants, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital; Branislav Radovancevic, Dr.; O. Howard Frazier, M.D.; Surgical Associates of Texas, P.A.; Baylor College of Medicine; Texas Heart Institute; Edward K. Massin, Dr., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 9, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell Stanley Post (argued), Beck, Redden & Secrest, Jim M. Perdue, Sr., Jim Mac Perdue, Jr., The Perdue Law Firm, Kevin Hampton Dubose, Alexander, Dubose, Jones & Townsend, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Michael Warren Mengis (argued), Gary W. Eiland, L. Boyd Smith, Jr., Stephen Douglas Pritchett, Jr., Vinson & Elkins, Houston, TX, for St. Luke's Episcopal Hosp. and Radovancevic.

Solace Kirkland Southwick, Andrews & Kurth, Houston, TX, for Frazier, Surgical Associates of Texas and Texas Heart Institute.

William Joseph Boyce, Warren S. Huang (argued), Nancy June Locke, Fulbright & Jaworski, Houston, TX, for Baylor College of Medicine.

Brian Patrick Johnson, Eileen L. Wilson, Tamnara Marie Madden, Johnson, Spalding, Doyle, West & Trent, Houston, TX, for Massin.

Peter Rolf Maier (argued), Douglas N. Letter, Kathleen A. Kane, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div.-App. Staff, Washington, DC, for U.S., Amicus Curiae.

Before DAVIS, SMITH and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges.

DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Joyce Riley, a former nurse at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, sued Defendants under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act ("FCA"), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 & 3730(b). The district court dismissed the complaint under Rule 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim. We hold that dismissal was inappropriate at this stage of the litigation and accordingly reverse and remand for further proceedings.

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