Solicitor General requests SCOTUS allow him to participate in oral arguments March 19, 2019 about Whistleblower Statute of Limitations
Issue: Whether a relator in a False Claims Act qui tam action may rely on the statute of limitations in 31 U.S.C. § 3731(b)(2) in a suit in which the United States has declined to intervene and, if so, whether the relator constitutes an “official of the United States” for purposes of Section 3731(b)(2).
This case will sort out the confusing process surrounding Whistleblowing. Right now circuits are split over what the process is and the subsequent statute of limitations.
I believe the process is Whistleblower files with the court and then has 6 year statute of limitations
or
Whistleblower sends pre-filing disclosure pkg. to DOJ and WAITS giving DOJ 3 years to investigate and subsequent 10 year statute of limitations whether or not the DOJ intervenes.
The petitioner in this SCOTUS case believes only option 1 is available to whistleblower False Claims Cases where the DOJ doesn't intervene. NONSENSE! Just the cabal trying to handicap whistleblowers.
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
sauce:
https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/18/18-315/87678/20190208142505863_18-315%20Cochise%20-%20motion.pdf
case page:
https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/cochise-consultancy-inc-v-united-states-ex-rel-hunt/
SCOTUS docket:
https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/18-315.html