Texas Department of Human Services v. Methodist Retirement Services, Inc.

EARL W. SMITH, Justice.

In October 1987 Methodist Retirement Services, Inc. and ARA Services, Inc. (ap-pellees) brought this suit for declaratory and injunctive relief against the Texas Department of Human Services (appellant) and Janice Caldwell, the Department’s Deputy Commissioner for Services to the Aged and Disabled. The suit arose out of the parties’ contractual relationship under the Medicaid program. Although the details of the dispute need not be mentioned, it is necessary to note that Caldwell was not sued in her individual capacity; rather, she was named as a defendant only because…