Jurisdiction and Attorney’s Fees

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: City of Chicago v. Redflex Traffic Systems, Inc.

Case No.: 17-1524

Officials: SYKES and BARRETT, Circuit Judges, and GRIESBACH, District Judge

Focus: Jurisdiction and Attorney’s Fees

In this classic case of chutzpah, Aaron Rosenberg, a former employee of Redflex Traffic Systems, Inc. (RTSI), seeks a share of the proceeds his former employer paid the City of Chicago to settle the case against it arising out of the fraud Rosenberg helped perpetrate. In a thorough decision, the district judge concluded that Rosenberg was neither the original source of the information on which the action was based, nor was he a volunteer within the meaning of the Chicago false claims ordinance that authorized the action. The district court therefore granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss Rosenberg’s claim for lack of jurisdiction and denied Rosenberg’s request for attorney’s fees. Compounding his audacity even more, Rosenberg appeals. We now affirm.

Affirmed

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