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U.S. EX REL. ELLIS v. SHEIKH

No. 05-CV-6146L.

583 F.Supp.2d 434 (2008)

UNITED STATES of America ex. rel. Cynthia ELLIS, Plaintiff, v. Zia SHEIKH, M.D., Zia Sheikh, M.D., P.C., Salamanca Family Health Center, Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. New York.

October 31, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew J. Fusco, Chamberlain, D'Amanda, Oppenheimer & Greenfield, LLP, Rochester, NY, for Plaintiff.

Thomas F. Knab, Hiscock & Barclay LLP, Buffalo, NY, for Defendants.

DECISION AND ORDER

DAVID G. LARIMER, District Judge.

This is an action under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et. seq. ("FCA"). Plaintiff-relator, Cynthia Ellis ("Ellis"), filed this qui tam action against a doctor, defendant Zia Sheikh, M.D., his corporation and the Salamanca Family Health Center ("defendants"). In essence, Ellis claims that the defendants defrauded the United States Government for at least two years by filing...

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