Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, Petitioner, v. United States ex rel. Stevens
United States Supreme Court
529 U.S. 765 (2000)
Facts
Jonathan Stevens (plaintiff) used to work for the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources (the agency) (defendant). Stevens brought a qui tam action against the agency under the False Claims Act (FCA). Stevens alleged that the agency had fraudulently overreported the time that agency employees worked on certain federal-grant-funded projects to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). As a result, the federal government disbursed grant money to the agency greater than the amount to which the agency was entitled. The federal government declined to intervene in the action, so Stevens litigated the case himself. The agency appealed, arguing that Stevens lacked Article III standing to maintain an action against the agency.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Scalia, J.)
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