US-CA11 · jury_instructions
11th Cir. Pattern Jury Instr. (Civil) 12.1
FALSE CLAIMS ACT
GENERAL INSTRUCTION
31 U.S.C. § 3729, et seq.
The False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. section 3729, et seq. , authorizes private
citizens — known as relators — to bring actions on behalf of the United States
Government — known as qui tam actions — to recover damages caused by false or
fraudulent claims for federal funds submitted to the United States Government.
The [name of department or agency] is a [Department][Agency] of the
United States. [Name of Relator] is the relator, that is, the person who originally
filed this case. [Name of Relator] alleges Defendant violated the False Claims Act
by [describe claim(s)]. Defendant denies these allegations.
The False Claims Act provides several ways in which a defendant may be
found liable for submitting or contributing to the submission of false or fraudulent
claims. Here, Plaintiff is bringing a claim of [summarize the False Claims Act
liability provision Plaintiff alleges was violated]. Plaintiff has the burden of
proving each element of [his/her] cause of action as to the Defendant under the
False Claims Act by a preponderance of the evidence.
Provenance
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- ca11.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- civil-2025-09
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