Cnty. of Fresno v. Azar

Lawrence J. O'Neill, UNITED STATES CHIEF DISTRICT JUDGE

*1167I. INTRODUCTION

The County of Fresno (the "County") filed this action in March 2018 challenging a final decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the "Secretary" or "HHS"), acting through the Departmental Appeals Board ("Appeals Board"), disallowing certain pension obligation bond costs incurred by the County in performing services that benefit federally funded programs. The parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment; upon completion of the parties' briefing, the matter was taken under submission, and the hearing on the…