Westchester General Hospital, Inc. v. dept.of Health & Human Services, Debbie Paul

Plaintiff-Appellant Westchester General Hospital, Inc. (“Westchester”) appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment to Defendant-Appellee Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”). Westchester claims DHHS’s denial of Westchester’s request for permission to depose a DHHS employee was arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 706(2)(A). After review of the briefs and the record, we affirm the district court’s order granting summary judgment to DHHS.

I. BACKGROUND

This case arises from a state court breach-of-contract action brought by Defendant…