Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 31 U.S.C. § 3729(a) 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b) 31 U.S.C. § 3730(h) 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 534 U.S. 506, 513 545 U.S. 409, 416-417 Circuit Courts 651 F.2d 671, 674 901 F.2d 696, 699 28 F.3d 971, 977 84 F.3d 1172, 1180 91 F.3d 1261, 1269 232 F.3d 979, 983 236 F.3d 1014, 1018 245 F.3d 1048, 1051 275 F.3d 838, 845 326 F.3d 1042, 1052 356 F.3d 1058, 1061-1062 360 F.3d 220, 238 494 F.3d 1162, 1164 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(1)(A) Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 8 Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a) Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a)(2) Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(e)