United States ex rel. Russell v. Epic Healthcare Management Group

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1999-10-14

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PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge: This False Claims Act suit raises the question of time to appeal under Rule 4(a)(1) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure in qui tam cases in which the United States has not intervened. Qui tam plaintiff Sandra Russell filed a notice of appeal of the dismissal of her action forty-eight days after the entry of judgment. We must decide if the parties have sixty days…

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