Legal Opinion
Opelika Nursing Home, Inc. v. Elliott L. Richardson, Secretary of the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 16, 1971No. 71-1296_1PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
In this . case the trial court, on the basis of the barebone pleadings, denied plaintiffs access to a federal forum, 323 F.Supp. 1206. Recognizing that jurisdictional facts are the very marrow of federal litigation, we remand for a fleshing out of the bones.
I
By means of Title XIX of the Social Security Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C.A. § 1396 et. seq., Congress established a federal program to provide medical assistance to individuals whose economic resources atre insufficient to meet the cost of necessary medical services. Denominated “Medicaid,” this program is funded by the…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Bell v. HoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- McNutt v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Saint Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Gibbs v. BuckSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Horton v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
17 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by75 opinions
- Jacqueline Burns v. Windsor Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
- De Aguilar v. Boeing Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- Santiago Alvarez v. U.S. Immigration and Customs EnforcementCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2016
- Dr. Ronnie Rogers v. Dr. M. L. BrocketteCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Jeff Peppers v. Cobb County, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2016
70 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.