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U.S. EX REL. MARCY v. ROWAN COMPANIES, INC.

No. 06-31238.

520 F.3d 384 (2008)

UNITED STATES of America, ex rel., Robert Daniel MARCY, on behalf of the United States of America, c/o James Letten & John Ashcroft, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ROWAN COMPANIES, INC.; Newfield Exploration Gulf Coast, Inc., formerly known as EEX Corporation; Newfield Exploration Co.; Remington Oil & Gas Corp., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 5, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Bradley Marvel (argued), Robertson & Hollingsworth, Charleston, SC, Conlee Schell Whiteley, Kanner & Whiteley LLC, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Jonathan Saul Franklin (argued), Matthew H. Kirtland, Fulbright & Jaworski, Washington, DC, Steven L. Roberts, Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan LLP, Houston, TX, for Rowan Companies, Inc.

James H. Roussel, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, New Orleans, LA, for Newfield Exploration Gulf Coast, Inc. and Newfield Exploration Co.

Dennis N. Ryan, Mark A. Shoffner, Andrews & Kurth, Dallas, TX, C. Peck Hayne, Jr., Scott Allen O'Connor, Gordon, Arata, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan, New Orleans, LA, for Remington Oil & Gas Corp.

Before BARKSDALE, DENNIS and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.

SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judge:

Robert Daniel Marcy challenges the district court's dismissal of the qui tam action that he brought on behalf of the United States under the False Claims Act. We affirm the judgment of dismissal.

FACTS

On December 2, 2003, Robert Marcy filed suit against Newfield Exploration Gulf Coast, Inc., Newfield Exploration Company, Rowan Companies, Inc., and Remington Oil and Gas Corporation ("Defendants"). Marcy alleges that...

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