U.S. EX REL. RAYNOR v. NATIONAL RURAL UTILITIES

No. 11-2642.

690 F.3d 951 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, ex rel. John P. RAYNOR, Plaintiff-Appellant v. NATIONAL RURAL UTILITIES COOPERATIVE FINANCE, CORPORATION; National Rural Electric Cooperative Association; Randall B. Johnston; Deloitte Touche USA, LLP; Sheldon C. Petersen; John J. List; Steven L. Lilly; Glenn L. English; Ernst & Young, LLP; Moody's Corp.; Moody's Investors Service, Inc.; The McGraw Hill Companies, Inc.; Fitch, Inc.; Fitch Ratings, LTD., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 23, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alexander Angueira , argued, Coral Gables, FL, Richard Joseph Rensch , Sean P. Rensch , on the brief, Omaha, NE, for appellant.

Michael C. Theis , argued, Denver, CO, William Maxwell Lamson, Jr. , Omaha, NE, Michael K. Huffer , Omaha, NE, Terry J. Grennan , Omaha, NE, James Patrick Fitzgerald , Omaha, NE, Michael Leo Schleich , Omaha, NE, Thomas J. Culhane , Omaha, NE, Thomas James Kenny , Omaha, NE, Matthew M. Enenbach , Omaha, NE, Andrew D. Strotman , Lincoln, NE, Shawn D. Renner , Lincoln, NE, Lawrence Robbins , Washington, DC, Gary A. Orseck , Washington, DC, Jessica Lynn Ellsworth , Washington, DC, Jonathan Lee Diesenhaus , Washington, DC, Sarah Ribstein , Washington, DC, Lisa K. Helvin , Washington, DC, Andrew Christopher Lillie , Denver, CO, Jessica Black , Denver, CO, Michael Anthony Lindsay , Minneapolis, MN, James K. Nichols , Minneapolis, MN, Neil John Oxford , New York, NY, Floyd Abrams , New York, NY, James Coster , New York, NY, James J. Regan , New York, NY, Joshua M. Rubins , New York, NY, Tammy L. Roy , New York, NY, Andrew Ehrlich , New York, NY, Dominika N. Tarczynska , New York, NY, Martin Flumenbaum, New York, NY, Roberta A. Kaplan , New York, NY, Amina Hassan , New York, NY, on the brief, for appellees.

Before MURPHY, BENTON, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.


BENTON, Circuit Judge.

John P. Raynor sued the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation and a number of its officers and alleged co-conspirators in a qui tam action for violations of the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-33. On National Rural's motion, the district court1 dismissed the complaint with prejudice as to Raynor.2 He appeals. Jurisdiction being proper under 28 U.S.C. ...

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