Georgakis v. Ill. State University

Dist. Ct. did not err in dismissing plaintiff’s qui tam action against defendants-University chemistry professors alleging that defendants defrauded U.S. by obtaining federal grant money based on research projects that they had plagiarized. Plaintiff could not maintain instant action since he was not licensed attorney and was not represented by licensed attorney. Moreover, instant lawsuit was frivolous, where plaintiff had failed to allege facts that linked defendants’ alleged fraud to any applications for research grants, and where record otherwise demonstrated that lawsuit was meant to harass defendants, in light of fact that Dist. Ct. had dismissed on similar grounds six other qui tam lawsuits filed by plaintiff against defendants.