Lester E. Cox Medical Centers v. Leavitt

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LESTER E. COX MEDICAL : CENTERS, : : Plaintiff, : : v. : Civil Action No. 07-2264 (GK) : KATHLEEN SEBELIUS,1 Secretary : of Health and Human Services, : : Defendant. : MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Lester E. Cox Medical Centers (“Plaintiff” or “Cox”) is a provider of acute care, inpatient hospital services located in Missouri. Plaintiff brings this action against Kathleen Sebelius in her official capacity as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (“Defendant” or “HHS”), after Defendant dismissed Cox’s administrative…