Yoo v. Shewry

Opinion

JACKSON, J.

INTRODUCTION

Defendant Sandra Shewry, the former Director of the State Department of Health Care Services (the Department or DHCS), appeals from the order granting the petition for writ of mandate filed by petitioners Chang Ho Yoo (Yoo), a pharmacist doing business as PCH Medical Pharmacy (PCH) in Long Beach, California, and CNN PharmaCare, Inc. (CNN), of which Yoo is the majority owner. The question presented for resolution is as follows: When the Department suspects fraud and willful misrepresentation on the part of a Medi-Cal provider and withholds Medi-Cal payments from…