The following excerpt is from Seal 1 v. Seal A, 255 F.3d 1154 (9th Cir. 2000):
however, as it deprived courts of jurisdiction over suits in which the would-be relators had given their information to the government before filing their claims. See, e.g., United States ex rel. Wisconsin v. Dean, 729 F.2d 1100, 1106 (7th Cir. 1984).
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