Ex rel. - sustany/dvg GitHub Wiki

The abbreviation ex rel.�stands for the Latin phrase ex relatione. Ex relatione is a procedural phrase in the Bluebook, meaning "on the relation of", �out of the relation of�, or �on behalf of.�� This is a�phrase showing that the plaintiff is suing based on information from another person.�In the case caption, the party named after "ex rel." is the party on whose information the suit is brought, this party is called the�relator.� Many government lawsuits based on whistleblowers' information are brought as suits�ex rel.