Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 31 U.S.C. § 3729(a) 31 U.S.C. § 3731(b) 31 U.S.C. § 3731(b)(1) Supreme Court 371 U.S. 178, 182 Circuit Courts 31 F.3d 979, 984 79 F.3d 1024, 1029 200 F.3d 715, 720 417 F.3d 1144, 1153 451 F.3d 1196, 1208 472 F.3d 702, 725-727 494 F.3d 1254, 1260 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(f) Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)