United States ex rel. Patrick Donohue v. Loudoun County Public School District, No. 22-1835 (4th Cir. 2023)
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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 22-1835 UNITED STATES EX REL. PATRICK DONOHUE, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. LOUDOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT; SCOTT A. ZIEGLER, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Anthony John Trenga, Senior District Judge. (1:22-cv-00189-AJT-IDD) Submitted: October 12, 2023 Decided: November 14, 2023 Before THACKER and QUATTLEBAUM, Circuit Judges, and KEENAN, Senior Circuit Judge. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. ON BRIEF: Rory J. Bellantoni, David J. Markese, BRAIN INJURY RIGHTS GROUP, New York, New York, for Appellant. John F. Cafferky, Michael K. Kim, BLANKINGSHIP & KEITH, P.C., Fairfax, Virginia, for Appellees. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Relator Patrick Donohue appeals the district court’s order granting the motion to dismiss of Appellees Loudoun County Public School District and Scott A. Ziegler pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). The district court determined that Appellant failed to state a claim under the False Claims Act and Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm the district court for the reasons stated in its thorough and well reasoned order. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court, and oral argument would not aid our decision. AFFIRMED 2
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