Personal Care Products, Inc. v. Albert Hawk

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

Personal Care Products, Inc. (PCP) furnishes incontinence supplies to Medicaid recipients in twelve states, including Texas. In the course of a Medicaid fraud investigation, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission withheld reimbursements from PCP. PCP filed suit against state officers, alleging civil rights violations under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and seeking damages and injunctive relief. The district court dismissed all claims, primarily on the grounds that PCP lacked a protected property interest in Medicaid payments withheld pending a fraud…