Federal Judge Labels Tribe’s TRO Request ‘Patently Frivolous’

Mealey's (February 2, 2017, 11:13 AM EST) -- SEATTLE — A federal judge on Jan. 31 denied a request by a Washington Indian tribe for a restraining order (TRO) to stop a former employee from serving notice of his qui tam false claims lawsuit against tribal health clinic officials, calling the tribe’s motion “patently frivolous” and warning of possible sanctions for such conduct in the future (United States of America, ex rel. Raju Dahlstrom v. Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe of Washington, et al., No. 2:16-cv-52, W.D. Wash., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13393)....