Opinion ID: 709078
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: MDHC's motion to dismiss the complaint

Text: 60 In its answering brief, appellee MDHC argues that the case should have been dismissed for lack of jurisdiction because Butler violated the FCA's sealing requirements when his attorney appeared on nationwide television and discussed the complaint's allegations. MDHC moved to dismiss the complaint on this ground in the district court. 61 MDHC argues that the in camera and sealing requirements are jurisdictional, relying on Erickson ex rel. United States v. American Inst. of Biological Sciences, 716 F.Supp. 908 (E.D.Va.1989), and that Butler's attorney's television appearance violated the requirements. This court recently has held that the sealing requirements of 31 U.S.C. Sec. 3730(b)(2) are not jurisdictional. United States ex rel. Lujan v. Hughes Aircraft Co., 67 F.3d 242, 245 (9th Cir.1995). Because we have affirmed the district court's ruling on its merits, we need not decide whether the disclosure violated the in camera requirements. 62 AFFIRMED.