United States Ex Rel. Phillip W. Akwa v. General Electric Corporation Alcan

74 F.3d 1247 40 Cont.Cas.Fed. (CCH) P 76,885 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES ex rel. Phillip W. AKWA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GENERAL ELECTRIC CORPORATION; ALCAN, Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-55939. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 21, 1995. Decided Jan. 3, 1996. 1 Before: ALARCON and RYMER, Circuit Judges, and QUACKENBUSH, * Senior District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Plaintiff-appellant Phillip K. Akwa ("Akwa") appeals from the district court's order granting summary judgment in favor of defendants-appellees General Electric Co. ("GE") and Alcan Electrical and Engineering Co. ("Alcan"). Akwa contends that it was erroneous for the district court to hold "that the submission of quotes by a subcontractor and a subsequent bid by the contractor to the government in a sealed bid context cannot give rise to a violation of the False Claims Act." Appellant's Opening Brief, p. 11. We affirm because we conclude that…