Cochise County v. Kirschner

OPINION

FERNANDEZ, Presiding Judge.

This case involves a dispute between Cochise County and Leonard Kirschner, the director of the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS); the auditor general; and the state treasurer concerning the propriety of the AHCCCS director’s determination of Cochise County’s assessment for AHCCCS’s long-term care system. Kirschner filed a motion to dismiss the appeal except as to the award of attorney’s fees against Cochise County and the dismissal of its counterclaim to Kirschner’s counterclaim, based on his contention that the balance of the appeal issues…