Opinion ID: 159634
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Text: 1 This appeal is from an Order granting the United States' Motion to Quash a Writ of Garnishment brought by plaintiff-appellant Debra Shaw. The Writ was for the recovery of a judgment for attorney's fees, litigation expenses, and costs awarded after the successful prosecution of consolidated False Claims Act (FCA) qui tam and wrongful discharge actions. See 31 U.S.C. § 3730(d)(2), (h). Exercising jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms the order of the district court quashing the Writ. In so doing, we hold that (1) Congress did not waive the United States' sovereign immunity in the FCA; and (2) Shaw did not acquire the collection procedures of the U.S. through her status as an FCA relator.