Payne v. Becerra

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DON ALBERT PAYNE, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 22-00869 (RC) ) XAVIER BECERRA et al., ) ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION I. INTRODUCTION In a pro se “Verified Complaint for Mand[am]us], Declaratory, and Other Relief,” Plaintiff, a resident of San Antonio, Texas, sues in their official capacities the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Administrator of HHS’s Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and the Regional Manager of HHS’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) in Texas. Pending before the Court is…