Richard R. Sylvester, and United States, Ex Rel., Jean-Francois Truong Curtis Dane Terrence F. Schielke Eugene Ottaviano Richard P. Croswell v. Northrop Grumman Corporation, a California Corporation, United States, Ex Rel., Jean Francois Truong, and Richard Croswell v. Northrop Grumman Corporation, a California Corporation

91 F.3d 155 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Richard R. SYLVESTER, Plaintiff-Appellant, and United States, ex rel., Jean-Francois Truong; Curtis Dane; Terrence F. Schielke; Eugene Ottaviano; Richard P. Croswell, Plaintiffs, v. NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION, a California corporation, Defendant-Appellee. UNITED STATES, ex rel., Jean Francois TRUONG, Plaintiff, and Richard Croswell, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION, a California corporation, Defendant-Appellee. No. 95-55220, 95-56058. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 3, 1996. Decided July 10, 1996. Before: FARRIS, FERNANDEZ, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * INTRODUCTION 2 Richard Sylvester and Richard Croswell brought claims against Northrop Grumman Corporation for wrongful discharge and as qui tam relators under the False Claims Act. Their appeals have been consolidated. Sylvester appeals (1) the dismissal of his qui tam claim, (2) the denial…