William Beaumont Hospital v. United States, ex rel. Felten
Petition for certiorari denied on January 24, 2022
Issue: Whether
the term “employee” in 31 U.S.C. § 3730(h)(1), which protects an “employee”
against retaliation for trying to stop a violation of the
False Claims Act, includes someone who is no
longer an employee when the alleged retaliation takes
place.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Sep 20 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 22, 2021) |
| Oct 12 2021 | Waiver of right of respondent United States of America, ex rel. David L. Felten, M.D., Ph.D. to respond filed. |
| Oct 13 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/29/2021. |
| Oct 14 2021 | Brief amici curiae of American Hospital Association, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 18 2021 | Response Requested. (Due November 17, 2021) |
| Nov 08 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 17, 2021 to December 17, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Nov 09 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 17, 2021. |
| Dec 17 2021 | Brief of respondent United States of America, ex rel. David L. Felten, M.D., Ph.D. in opposition filed. |
| Jan 04 2022 | Reply of petitioner William Beaumont Hospital filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 05 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/21/2022. |
| Jan 24 2022 | Petition DENIED. |
