U.S. ex rel. Hill v. City of Chicago

Dist. Ct. did not err in granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment in plaintiff’s qui tam action under False Claims Act, alleging that defendant tendered false certifications when obtaining monetary grants under Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act, where defendant certified that it had equal employment opportunity program, and that it had implemented said program. While defendant had written plan and had implemented equal opportunity and affirmative action program that had differed somewhat from written plan, implemented plan comported with federal requirements and was in substantial compliance with submitted written plan. Moreover, plaintiff failed to present evidence that individuals who wrote grant applications knew that defendant was implementing program that differed from written plan.