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

No. 13-7071.

773 F.3d 83 (2014)

UNITED STATES ex rel. John DOE, Appellant, v. STAPLES, INC., et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 2, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Black argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs was Joyce E. Mayers.

David W. Ogden argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Daniel S. Volchok , D. Bradford Hardin Jr. , Gideon M. Hart , James L. Volling , John F. Henault Jr. , Robert P. Fletcher , and Leslie Paul Machado.  John M. Peterson entered an appearance.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.

This False Claims Act case is about pencils — Chinese pencils, to be precise. Anonymous relator John Doe alleges that defendants — including three major office-supply retailers — imported pencils that they knew were made in China, but to avoid paying substantial antidumping duties imposed on Chinese-made...

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