WILSON v. GRAHAM COUNTY SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION

No. 13-2345.

777 F.3d 691 (2015)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Karen T. WILSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GRAHAM COUNTY SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT; Cherokee County Soil & Water Conservation District; Richard Greene, in his individual capacity; William Timpson, in his individual capacity; Keith Orr, in his individual and official capacities; Raymond Williams, in his individual capacity; Dale Wiggins, in his individual capacity; Gerald Phillips, in his individual capacity; Allen Dehart, in his individual capacity; Lloyd Millsaps, in his official capacity; Billy Brown, in his individual capacity; Lynn Cody, in his individual capacity; Bill Tipton, in his official capacity; C.B. Newton, in his individual capacity; Eddie Wood, in his individual capacity; Graham County, Defendants-Appellees, and Graham County Board of County Commissioners; Cherokee County Board of County Commissioners; Cherie Greene; Ricky Stiles; Betty Jean Orr; Joyce Lane; Jimmy Orr; Jerry Williams, in his individual capacity; Eugene Morrow; Charles Lane; Charles Laney; George Postell; Lloyd Kissleburg; Ted Orr; Bernice Orr; John Doe, Jr.; John Doe Corporation; Governmental Entities, 1-99, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: February 3, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Tucker Hurt , Abingdon, Virginia, for Appellant. Sean Francis Perrin , Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellees Raymond Williams, Dale Wiggins, Lynn Cody, and Graham County. Martin McCracken , North Carolina Department of Justice, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellees Graham County Soil & Water Conservation District, Cherokee County Soil & Water Conservation District, Gerald Phillips, Allen Dehart, Lloyd Millsaps, Bill Tipton, C.B. Newton, and Eddie Wood.

Reversed by published opinion. Judge MOTZ wrote the opinion, in which Judge KING and Judge ALLEN joined.


A long and winding road has brought this False Claims Act (FCA) case to us on appeal a third time. After two trips to the Supreme Court, Relator Karen Wilson now appeals the district court's dismissal of her qui tam action for lack of jurisdiction pursuant to the FCA's public disclosure bar. For the reasons...

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