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Jim C. Hodge, et al. v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 17-20720 · judgment August 8, 2019
Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a Fifth Circuit decision below, a circuit split argued in the petition, and counsel who has filed here before.
Question presented
Whether the causation element standard under the False Claims Act is proximate cause, requiring both that the harm was foreseeable and that the false statement or fraudulent conduct was a substantial factor in causing the harm, or is the standard “but for” causation based solely on foreseeability?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
David Alan Warrington
Dhillon Law Group, Inc.
For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Jun 22 2020Petition DENIED.
- Jun 08 2020Reply of petitioners Jim C. Hodge, et al. filed. (Distributed)
- Jun 02 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/18/2020.
- May 14 2020Brief of respondent United States of America in opposition filed.
- May 11 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 14, 2020.
- May 08 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 13, 2020 to May 14, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
- Apr 01 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 13, 2020.
- Mar 31 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 13, 2020 to May 13, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
- Mar 09 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 13, 2020.
- Mar 06 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 13, 2020 to April 13, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
- Feb 10 2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 13, 2020)