U.S. EX REL. SHARMA v. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CA

No. 98-56020.

217 F.3d 1141 (2000)

UNITED STATES, ex rel. Ramesh C. SHARMA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Submission Deferred February 22, 2000.

Resubmitted June 29, 2000.

Filed July 10, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Armando M. Galvan, Los Angeles, California, for the plaintiff-appellant.

Robert C. Bonner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Los Angeles, California, for the defendant-appellee.

David M. Gossett, U.S. Department of Justice, for the plaintiff-appellant.

Before: BROWNING, GOODWIN, and GRABER, Circuit Judges.


GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Ramesh Sharma ("Sharma") appeals the district court's order modifying the terms of his settlement agreement (the "Settlement Agreement" or the "Agreement") in Sharma's qui tam action against the University of Southern California ("USC") under the False Claims Act ("FCA"), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3731.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In 1996, Dr. Ramesh Sharma brought a qui tam action against USC under the FCA...

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