Legal Opinion
Bruce L. Erickson, M.D., and Great Falls Eye Surgery Center v. United States of America, Ex Rel., Department of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 5, 1995No. 94-36067PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS, Circuit Judge:
We consider here the statutory duty of an officer of the United States to enforce the will of Congress when a Medicare provider is convicted of program fraud. The Secretary of Health and Human Services (the “Secretary”) appeals the district court’s grant of a permanent injunction to Dr. Bruce Erickson and his ophthalmological clinic, the Great Falls Eye Surgery Center (collectively, “plaintiffs”). The injunction prohibits the Secretary from excluding plaintiffs from federally-funded health care programs pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7(a)(l) until this court…
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