United States v. Premo

470 F.3d 914 UNITED STATES of America, ex rel., Plaintiff, and Charlotte Rae BLY-MAGEE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Brenda PREMO; Catherine Campisi; Jim Kay; Warren Hayes, a/k/a Ronald E. Glousman, MD; Keith S. Foster; Edna Larson; Kenneth Smedberg; Verne Albright; Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, e/s/a County of Los Angeles; Los Angeles County Office of Education, Defendants-Appellees. No. 05-55556. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted February 13, 2006. Filed December 13, 2006. Joseph E. Deems, Sherman Oaks, CA, for the appellant. Kenneth G. Lake, Deputy Attorney General, Los Angeles, CA; Joseph L. Stark, Joseph L. Stark & Associates, Santa Clarita, CA; for the defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California; Dean D. Pregerson, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-01-08716-DDP. Before: CANBY, JR., NOONAN, and BERZON, Circuit Judges. CANBY, Circuit Judge: 1 In 2001 Charlotte Bly-Magee filed this qui tam action under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729 . She accuses the California Department of Rehabilitation ("CDR") and its employees of defrauding the federal…