Legal Opinion

Harris County Hospital District v. Shalala

District Court, S.D. Texas

Decided August 31, 1994No. Civ. A. H-94-241PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion on Summary Judgment

HUGHES, District Judge.

1. Introduction.

After slugging it out through three administrative levels of review the parties have reached this court. In one comer is the acknowledged bureaucratic heavyweight champion of the world, The United States’ Department of Health and Human Services. In the other corner is the bureaucratic welterweight challenger, the Harris County Hospital District. Two issues are before the court. It is a split decision.

2. The System.

The Department of Health and Human Services administers a government program to furnish medical benefits to the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Stinson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. American Hospital Association v. Otis R. Bowen, Secretary, H.H.S.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
  4. Acadian Gas Pipeline System v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
  5. GUERNSEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Sally J. Burke v. Kodak Retirement Income Plan and Kodak Retirement Income Plan CommitteeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
  2. HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  3. BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM v. SebeliusDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2009
  4. Applicability of Executive Order No. 12976 to the FDIC, Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel1997
  5. Hennepin Cty. v. Donna ShalalaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996

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