St. Joseph Hospital v. Electronic Data Systems Corp.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

I. The Nature of the Case

DeANDA, District Judge.

This litigation arises out of recoupment proceedings undertaken by the Texas Department of Human Resources (“Department”) to recover overpayments made to certain Medicaid providers. The Plaintiffs are two privately-owned hospitals located in Houston, Texas (“hospitals”). The Defendants may be classed into two groups. The first group is comprised of the Texas Department of Human Resources, its Commissioner, Marlin Johnston, and Larry Tonn, a Department official (“State”). The second group includes the National Heritage…