United States v. Bottini

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT _____________________ No. 97-30854 Summary Calendar _____________________ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus RICHARD BOTTINI, Defendant-Appellant. _______________________________________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana (95-CV-1716) _______________________________________________________ September 24, 1998 Before REAVLEY, WIENER and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Appellant Richard Bottini appeals a civil judgment assessing statutory penalties against him under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729. After reviewing the record and briefs, we are of the opinion that the district court committed no errors of law, and that its findings of fact as set for in its Amended Opinion are not clearly erroneous. Accordingly, the judgment is AFFIRMED. * Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.