Summary Analysis
R-36
DATE: 2019-05-13
DOCKET: 18-315
NAME: Cochise Consultancy, Inc., et al., Petitioners v. United States, ex rel. Billy Joe Hunt
WORTHY: False
OPINION: Court
AUTHOR: Thomas
JOINING: Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh
GOOD: Yes
PAGES: 9
Case Commentary
By some miracle, The Court has Decided this case based on "the plain text of the statute".Me, I'm impressed.
Of course, I don't think there should EVER be any other reading. And if absolutely any other mental, verbal, social, or historical gymnastics are required, the statute should be thrown out.
Qui Tam: is a reward to a citizen for bringing a successful suit to bear on behalf of the government.
Relator: is the name given to the person who files a qui tam suit. They are better known as Whistle Blowers.
Ironically enough (or so, this non-lawyer, near-idiot would have you believe... and if you need more of a disclaimer than that for anything anywhere on this site, please insert it here, as you have been warned), the text of the case seems to indicate that Whistle Blowers have no obligation to act.
Um, I'd nail them with being Accessories, which in this day and age so often means Co-Conspirators.
Beyond that, the case isn't very interesting, it is very much a plain text reading of the law.
If only every case were so simple.