Authorities Cited: United States Code 31 U.S.C. § 3729 31 U.S.C. § 3729(a) Supreme Court 254 U.S. 141, 143 485 U.S. 759, 770 490 U.S. 435 492 U.S. 257 522 U.S. 93 524 U.S. 321, 336 527 U.S. 1, 16 538 U.S. 119, 130 538 U.S. 408 Circuit Courts 125 F.3d 899, 902 454 F.3d 670 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 51(d) 459 F. Supp. 2d 692