U.S. ex rel. Devlin v. County of Merced

91 F.3d 158 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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 of America ex rel. William DEVLIN, Rod Kodman, Stanley H. Sidicane, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. COUNTY OF MERCED; John Cullen; Shirley Corbin; Kathleen Septian; Los Angeles County; Ray Garcia; State of California; Eloise Anderson; and Loren D. Suter, Defendants-Appellees. No. 95-15285. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 16, 1996. * Decided July 11, 1996. 1 Before: PREGERSON and TROTT, Circuit Judges, and EZRA, District Judge. ** 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Appellant-Relators William Devlin, Rod Kodman and Stanley Sidicane 1 (collectively "Relators") filed a qui tam suit pursuant to the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C.A. § 3729 et seq. (West Supp.1996), against Defendants the State of California and two officials of its Department of Social Services (DSS) (the "State Defendants"), the County of Merced and three officials of its Human Services Agency ("Merced County"), and the County of…