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WOJCICKI v. SCANA/SCE&G

No. 17-2045.

947 F.3d 240 (2020)

Joseph Edward WOJCICKI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SCANA/SCE&G, Defendants-Appellees. United States of America, Amicus Curiae.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: January 14, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Lukas R. Gleissner , GLEISSNER LAW FIRM, LLC, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellant. Amy R. Upshaw , KING & SPALDING LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellees. Melissa N. Patterson , UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae. ON BRIEF: Richard Robert Gleissner , GLEISSNER LAW FIRM, LLC, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellant. Ashley C. Parrish , Washington, D.C., David L. Balser , KING & SPALDING LLP, Atlanta, Georgia, for Appellees. Joseph H. Hunt , Assistant Attorney General, Charles W. Scarborough , Civil Division, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C.; Sherri A. Lydon , United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Columbia, South Carolina, for Amicus United States.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Thacker wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge Gregory and Judge Harris joined.

Appellant Edward Joseph Wojcicki ("Appellant") seeks to maintain a qui tam action pursuant to the False Claims Act (the "FCA") without the benefit of counsel. Because a pro se plaintiff cannot represent the Government's interest in a qui tam suit, we affirm the district court's dismissal order.

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