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U.S. EX REL. BAHRANI v. CONAGRA, INC.

No. 04-1407.

465 F.3d 1189 (2006)

UNITED STATES of America, ex rel., Ali BAHRANI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CONAGRA, INC.; Conagra Foods, Inc.; Conagra Hide Division; Conagra Beef Company; and Montfort, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. United States of America, Amicus Curiae.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

October 12, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Bryan Ulmer, III, The Spence Law Firm, LLC, Jackson, WY (George Harold Parker, Jr., Dedolph & Parker, LLC, Fort Collins, CO, with him on the briefs), for the Plaintiff-Appellant.

Darrel G. Waas, Otten, Johnson, Robinson, Neff & Ragonetti, P.C., Denver, CO (Patricia C. Campbell, Otten, Johnson, Robinson, Neff & Ragonetti, P.C.; Edward G. Warin, McGrath, North, Mullin, & Kratz, P.C., L.L.O., Omaha, NE; and Carol C. Payne, Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P, Dallas, TX, with him on the brief), for the Defendants-Appellees.

Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Douglas N. Letter, Appellate Litigation Counsel, Michael D. Granston and Alan E. Kleinburd, Attorneys, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae, the United States of America.

Before HENRY, McKAY, and TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judges.

HENRY, Circuit Judge.

Ali Bahrani filed this reverse false claims action against his former employer Conagra, and its related corporations, which are engaged in exporting meat products and animal hides. He alleged that employees at Conagra's Greeley, Colorado office routinely altered export certificates issued by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in order to avoid obtaining replacement certificates for which the company should have paid a fee, in...

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