141760P.pdf   10/19/2016  Chickoiyah Miller  v.  Weston Educational
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  14-1760
   U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri - Kansas City   
   [PUBLISHED] [Benton, Author, with Smith and Shepherd, Circuit Judges] 
   Civil Case - False Claims Act. Grant of summary judgment to Heritage 
   College on claim of fraudulent inducement under the False Claims Act is 
   reversed, as there were material facts in dispute as to whether Heritage 
   intended to manipulate its records in order to impede the proper 
   administration of funds and whether it understood its obligations and its 
   intention to comply. In addition, contrary to the district court's 
   decision, compliance with record keeping requirements is material to the 
   government's disbursement decisions. The district court did not err in 
   concluding Heritage's action were not retaliatory and properly dismissed 
   Miller's retaliation claim and constructive discharge claim and Sillman's 
   wrongful discharge claim. 
  
141760P.pdf   04/29/2015  Chickoiyah Miller  v.  Weston Educational
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  14-1760
   U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri - Kansas City   
   [PUBLISHED] [Benton, Author, with Smith and Shepherd, Circuit Judges] 
   Civil case - False Claims Act. In an action alleging Heritage College 
   altered grade and attendance records from 2006 to 2012 to ensure students 
   made "satisfactory progress" to maximize the school's receipt of Title IV 
   funds, the district court erred in granting the school's motion for 
   summary judgment as there was a genuine issue of material fact as to how 
   the school understood its obligations and whether it intended to comply 
   with the Program Participation Agreement it signed with the Department of 
   Education; the district court did not err in finding the school did not 
   retaliate against plaintiff Miller as the actions taken against her did 
   not amount to retaliatory action and the school did not constructively 
   discharge her; the district court did not err in finding plaintiff 
   Stillman failed to demonstrate that the misconduct she reported before her 
   discharge violated any law or clear public policy.