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U.S. EX REL. DOE v. STAPLES, INC.

Civil Case No. 08-846 (RJL).

932 F.Supp.2d 34 (2013)

UNITED STATES ex rel. John DOE, Plaintiff, Relator, v. STAPLES, INC., OfficeMax, Inc., Target Corp., Industries for the Blind, Inc., Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

March 22, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Black , Joyce Ellen Mayers , Randall S. Herrick-Stare , The Cullen Law Firm, P.L.L.C., Washington, DC, for Plaintiff.

David William Ogden , Don Bradford Hardin, Jr. , Jennifer M. O'Connor , Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr, LLP, John F. Henault, Jr. , Perkins Coie LLP, Leslie Paul Machado , Robert P. Fletcher , LeClair Ryan , Washington, DC, Steve Y. Koh , Perkins Coie , Seattle, WA, John M. Peterson , Maria E. Celis , Richard F. O'Neill , Neville Peterson, LLP, New York, NY, James L. Volling , Matthew Kilby , Faegre & Benson, Minneapolis, MN, for Defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

RICHARD J. LEON, District Judge.

The anonymous plaintiff/relator ("plaintiff" or "relator") in this case alleges that defendants Staples, Inc. ("Staples"), OfficeMax, Inc. ("OfficeMax"), Target Corp. ("Target"), and Industries for the Blind, Inc. ("IFB") violated the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq., ("FCA") by misrepresenting the origin of imported pencils. Am. Compl. ¶¶ 1, 12 [Dkt. #22]. This...

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