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003899P.pdf   10/19/2001  USA, etc.  v.  Gary Gesaman
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  00-3899
   Southern District of Iowa   
   Civil Case - False Claims Act. A qui tam relator brought a claim 
   under the Federal Claims Act against state agency director in his 
   official capacity for approving Medicare funding for ineligible 
   people. Under Supreme Court's decision in Vermont Agency of 
   Natural Res. v. United States ex rel. Stevens, district court 
   properly dismissed action because suit against director in his 
   official capacity is suit against state. District court did not err in 
   refusing to allow amendment of complaint to assert individual 
   capacity claim. Judge J. Gibson dissents.