Legal Opinion
Flagstaff Medical Center, Inc. v. Sullivan
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 20, 1992No. Nos. 91-16583, 91-16624PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRIS, Circuit Judge:
This appeal requires us to answer important and pressing questions affecting the provision of free medical care to indigent people under the Hill-Burton Act. Flagstaff and the Secretary argue that this case is moot, that the district court erred in striking down the Secretary’s 1988 regulation, and that the district court’s remedies are inconsistent with the Act and underlying regulations. Flagstaff makes the additional argument that the plaintiff class’ pendent contract claim is preempted. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
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- Flagstaff Medical Center, Inc. v. Louis W. Sullivan, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Elizabeth Mazon, Leon Salazar, Jack Sabo, Maria Sandoval, Ruth Havatone, Quade Uqualla, and Aurora Petty, Individually and on Behalf of All Other Persons Similarly Situated v. Flagstaff Health Management Corporation Flagstaff Medical Center, Inc. Louis W. Sullivan, Secretary, Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
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