New York Ex Rel. New York State Office of Children & Family Services v. United States Department of Health & Human Services' Administration for Children & Families

REENA RAGGI, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff State of New York sued defendants United States Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Administration for Children and Families (“ACF”) and HHS Acting Secretary Charles E. Johnson in the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York (Lawrence E. Kahn, Judge) for failing to reimburse the state for certain foster care maintenance payments as provided by federal law. See 42 U.S.C. §§ 670-679b (Part E, “Federal Payments for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance”). Invoking the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”), 5 U.S.C. §§…