U.S. Circuit Judge Eric L. Clay (1948-).
Qui tam is short for the Latin phrase qui tam pro domino rege quam pro si ipso in hac parte sequitur, which means “who pursues this action on our Lord the King’s behalf as well as his own.” Vermont Agency of Natural Res. v. United States ex rel. Stevens, 529 U.S. 765, 768 n.1 (2000); accord BLACK’S LAW DICTIONARY 1282 (8th ed. 2004).
United States ex rel. Poteet v. Medtronic, Inc. , No. 06-5262, slip op. at 2 n.1 (6th Cir. Jan. 14, 2009) (Clay, J.) (affirming dismissal of qui tam pro domino rege quam pro si ipso in hac parte sequitur complaint).
