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U.S. EX REL. SHUPE v. CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

No. 13-40807.

759 F.3d 379 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, ex rel. Rene SHUPE, Plaintiff-Appellee v. CISCO SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED; Avnet, Incorporated; Calence, L.L.C., also known as Insight Enterprises, Incorporated, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 7, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony Edwin Pletcher , Travis Carey Headley , Mikal C. Watts, Esq. , Watts Guerra, L.L.P., San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Elizabeth Petrela Papez , Eric Miller Goldstein , Winston & Strawn, L.L.P., John Patrick Elwood, Esq. , Craig David Margolis , Jeremy Charles Marwell , Crystal N. Y'Barbo , Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P., Washington, DC, Winstol E. Carter, Jr. , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, L.L.P., Houston, TX, Jeffrey A. Belkin , Alston & Bird, L.L.P., Atlanta, GA, John Andrew Howard , Alston & Bird, L.L.P., Los Angeles, CA, Darren Lee McCarty, Esq. , Alston & Bird, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Charles Wylie Scarborough , U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae.

Before SMITH, CLEMENT, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Defendant telecommunication companies file an interlocutory appeal of the denial of a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729. For the following reasons, we REVERSE the judgment of the district court and REMAND for further proceedings.

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

Relator Rene Shupe brought a qui tam action on behalf of the United States alleging that defendant telecommunication...

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