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U.S. EX REL. CAIN v. SALISH KOOTENAI COLLEGE, INC.

No. 15-35001.

862 F.3d 939 (2017)

UNITED STATES EX REL. Fawn CAIN; Tanya Archer, Relator; Sandi Ovitt, Relator, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SALISH KOOTENAI COLLEGE, INC.; Salish Kootenai College Foundation; Robert Fouty; Jim Durglo; Rene Peirre; Ellen Swaney; Linden Plant; Tome Acevedo; Zane Kelly; Ernest Moran; Salish Kootenai College Board of Directors; Does, 1-10, Defendants-Appellees, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Appellee-Intervenor.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed July 10, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Trent N. Baker (argued), Jason A. Williams , and David B. Cotner , Datsopoulos MacDonald & Lind P.C., Missoula, Montana, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Martin S. King (argued), Jori Quinlan , and Matthew J. Cuffe , Worden Thane P.C., Missoula, Montana, for Defendants-Appellees.

John Harrison (argued) and Rhonda R. Swaney , Tribal Legal Department, Pablo, Montana, for Appellee-Intervenor.

Before: Alex Kozinski and William A. Fletcher, Circuit Judges, and John R. Tunheim, Chief District Judge.

OPINION

The False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733, permits suits against "any person" who defrauds the government by "knowingly present[ing] ... a false or fraudulent claim for payment or approval." Id. § 3729(a)(1)(A). We consider whether Salish Kootenai College, Inc. is a "person...

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