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U.S. EX REL. ANTHONY v. BURKE ENGINEERING CO.

No. SACV00-1216GLTES.

356 F.Supp.2d 1119 (2005)

UNITED STATES ex rel. Charles ANTHONY et al., Plaintiffs, v. BURKE ENGINEERING COMPANY et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, CD. California, Southern Division.

February 18, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cathy J. Ostiller, Office of U.S. Atty., Civil Division, Los Angeles, CA, for U.S.

Anthony A. De Corso, Beck, De Corso, Daly, Kreindler & Harris, Los Angeles, CA, for Burke Engineering Co.

ORDER ON SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION

TAYLOR, District Judge.

The Court holds, on apparent first impression, "the same transaction or occurrence" jurisdiction requirement of the federal False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. § 3732(b)) is broad enough to include a system or scheme of false claims.

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiff is a former employee of Defendant Burke Engineering Co., a California corporation that sells heating, air conditioning...

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