United States ex rel. Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc. v. U.S. Bank, N.A.
Petition for certiorari denied on May 22, 2017
Issue: Whether, under the public disclosure bar of the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3730(e)(4)(A), which prohibits qui tam actions when "substantially the same allegations or transactions" have been publicly disclosed, unless the qui tam plaintiff is an original source of the information, a qui tam action may proceed where it is based on specific allegations of fraud that were not the subject of prior public disclosures and that add substantial material information to the public disclosures, and when the publicly disclosed allegations "encompass" the qui tam allegations only if both sets of allegations are characterized at a very high level of generality. CVSG: 4/14/2017.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Justices issue additional orders from September 26 conference (Update) (Amy Howe, October 3, 2016)
- Petition of the day (Kate Howard, August 19, 2016)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 07/25/2016 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 26, 2016) |
| 08/23/2016 | Brief of respondent U.S. Bank, N.A. in opposition filed. |
| 08/26/2016 | Brief amicus curiae of Better Markets, Inc. filed. |
| 09/06/2016 | Reply of petitioner U.S., ex rel. Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc. filed. |
| 09/07/2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 26, 2016. |
| 10/03/2016 | The Acting Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States. |
| 04/14/2017 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| 05/01/2017 | Supplemental brief of petitioner U.S., ex rel. Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc. filed. |
| 05/02/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 18, 2017. |
| 05/22/2017 | Petition DENIED. |