United States ex rel. Newell v. City of St. Paul, No. 12-2984 (8th Cir. 2013)
Annotate this CasePlaintiff filed suit under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. 3729-3733, on behalf of the United States, against the City, alleging that the City obtained grants from HUD by falsely certifying compliance with Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 and its applicable regulations, 12 U.S.C. 1701u; 24 C.F.R. 135. The court concluded that plaintiff failed to establish that he had direct and independent knowledge of the information underlying his fraud allegations and, therefore, affirmed the district court's decision that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction under section 3730(e)(4). The court also concluded that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying plaintiff's Rule 60(b) motion and affirmed the judgment of the district court. The court denied plaintiff's motion to take judicial notice.
Court Description: Civil case - False Claims Act. In action alleging the City of St. Paul obtained grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development by falsely certifying compliance with Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, the district court did not err in dismissing the action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction as plaintiff was not the original source of fraud allegations whiche were based on publicly disclosed information; district court did not abuse its discretion by denying plaintiff's Rule 60(b) motion.
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