United States ex rel. Eisenstein v. City of New York

United States ex rel. Eisenstein v. City of New York
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued April 21, 2009 Decided June 8, 2009
Full case name	United States ex rel. Irwin Eisenstein v. City of New York, New York, et al.
Docket no.	08-660
Citations	556 U.S. 928 (more) 129 S. Ct. 2230; 173 L. Ed. 2d 1255
Holding
Where the Government has not intervened or actively participated, private plaintiffs under the False Claims Act must file an appeal within 30 days of the judgment or order being appealed, according to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure. Decision of the appeals court affirmed.
Court membership
Chief Justice John Roberts Associate Justices John P. Stevens · Antonin Scalia Anthony Kennedy · David Souter Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito
Case opinion
Majority	Thomas, joined unanimously
Laws applied
False Claims Act

United States ex rel. Eisenstein v. City of New York, 556 U.S. 928 (2009), is a United States Supreme Court decision holding that where the Government has not intervened or actively participated, private plaintiffs under the False Claims Act must file an appeal within 30 days of the judgment or order being appealed, according to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.^[1]