No. 22-571

United States and Michigan, ex rel. Mohamad Sy, et al. v. Oakland Physicians Medical Center, LLC, dba Pontiac General Hospital, et al.

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-12-20
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: civil-procedure dismissal dismissal-without-prejudice false-claims-act qui-tam retaliation-claim service-of-process statute-of-limitations
Latest Conference: 2023-02-17
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether a district court may decline a discretionary extension of time to effect service and, in effect, dismiss with prejudice a relator's individual FCA retaliation claim due to the operation of the applicable statute of limitations, when it repeatedly granted the Government's requested extensions of time for the qui tam complaint to remain under seal.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a district court may decline a discretionary extension of time to effect service and, in effect, dismiss with prejudice a relator's individual FCA retaliation claim due to the operation of the applicable statute of limitations

Docket Entries

2023-02-21
Petition DENIED.
2023-02-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/17/2023.
2022-12-16

Attorneys

United States of America and State of Michigan ex rel. Mohamad Sy and Doshaun Edwards
Shereef Hadi AkeelAkeel & Valentine, PLC, Petitioner