United States Ex Rel. Patrick Donohue v. Loudoun County Public School District; Scott A. Ziegler

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 22-1835
UNITED STATES EX REL. PATRICK DONOHUE,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
LOUDOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT; SCOTT A. ZIEGLER,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
Alexandria. Anthony John Trenga, Senior District Judge. (1:22-cv-00189-AJT-IDD)
Submitted: October 12, 2023 Decided: November 14, 2023
Before THACKER and QUATTLEBAUM, Circuit Judges, and KEENAN, Senior Circuit
Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
ON BRIEF: Rory J. Bellantoni, David J. Markese, BRAIN INJURY RIGHTS GROUP,
New York, New York, for Appellant. John F. Cafferky, Michael K. Kim,
BLANKINGSHIP & KEITH, P.C., Fairfax, Virginia, for Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Relator Patrick Donohue appeals the district court’s order granting the motion to
dismiss of Appellees Loudoun County Public School District and Scott A. Ziegler pursuant
to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). The district court determined that Appellant
failed to state a claim under the False Claims Act and Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers
Act. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm
the district court for the reasons stated in its thorough and well reasoned order.
We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are
adequately presented in the materials before this court, and oral argument would not aid
our decision.
AFFIRMED

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