Legal Opinion
Brazil v. Office of Personnel Management
District Court, N.D. California
Decided March 28, 2014No. Case No. 12-cv-02898-WHOPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
Re: Dkt. No. 48
WILLIAM H. ORRICK, United States District Judge
INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff Amelia Byrnes Brazil received medically necessary mental health treatment at a residential facility. Her federal health insurance plan denied coverage because the plan excluded coverage for residential treatment centers, and so she is seeking redress here. Both California and the United States have passed mental health parity laws requiring that treatment limitations for mental health benefits are no more restrictive than those for medical and surgical benefits, but…
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