Matches in SCALES for { <http://schemas.scales-okn.org/rdf/scales#/DocketEntry/alnd;;5:16-cv-01595_de36> ?p ?o ?g. }
Showing items 1 to 6 of
6
with 100 items per page.
- alnd;;5:16-cv-01595_de36 RegisterActionDate "2019-02-22" @default.
- alnd;;5:16-cv-01595_de36 RegisterActionDescriptionText "MEMORANDUM OPINION - Had Ms. 72BCB07 or Ms. C38FF42 alleged that Spirit of Athens somehow submitted false information to an entity to apply for TVA funds, the record establishes that TVA in-lieu-of-taxes funds are funds that the TVA must pay to the State of Alabama, and the Alabama Legislature determines the manner in which the funds are distributed within the State of Alabama. If there were an application for funds, the application would have to be made to the State of Alabama. Thus, the conduct in this case is even further removed from the field of operation of the FCA than the conduct at issue in McCrary. Accordingly, as a matter of law, Ms. 72BCB07 and Ms. C38FF42 cannot demonstrate that they engaged in protected conduct under the FCA such that they can establish a prima facie case of retaliation. Although the allegations surrounding Spirit of Athenss financial operations are serious, and Ms. 72BCB07 and Ms. C38FF42 may have lost their jobs because they were on the brink of exposing fraudulent or illegal conduct, that misconduct does not fall within the scope of the FCAs prohibition on the submission of a false claim as a means of obtaining federal funds. For the reasons stated above, the Court grants Spirit of Athenss motion for summary judgment. The Court will enter a separate order closing the case. Signed by Judge Madeline Hughes Haikala on 2/22/2019. (KEK) (Entered: 02/22/2019)" @default.
- alnd;;5:16-cv-01595_de36 AdministrativeID "36" @default.
- alnd;;5:16-cv-01595_de36 OntologyLabel dispositive @default.
- alnd;;5:16-cv-01595_de36 OntologyLabel granting_motion_for_summary_judgment @default.
- alnd;;5:16-cv-01595_de36 OntologyLabel order @default.