Office of Governor Division of Medicaid v. Johnson

KING, C.J., for the Court.

¶ 1. Pauline Johnson was denied Medicaid nursing home benefits by the Mississippi Division of Medicaid. Johnson sought judicial review in the Walthall County Chancery Court, which reversed Medicaid’s decision. Medicaid now appeals to this Court, raising both procedural and substantive legal issues. However, because we find that venue was improper in the Walthall County Chancery Court, we decline to address the substantive legal issues raised by Medicaid.

¶ 2. On December 10, 2004, Johnson filed a notice of appeal in the Walthall County Chancery Court. On December 14,…