Legal Opinion
James D. Hodgson, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Virginia Baptist Hospital, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 10, 1973No. 72-1191PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:
The single issue presented by this appeal is whether the district court erred in ordering the United States Secretary of Labor to amend his complaint against the Virginia Baptist Hospital, Inc. to include a more definite statement of his claim. When the Secretary declined to expand his complaint, the district court dismissed the action, and the Secretary appealed this order of dismissal. Because we conclude that the complaint furnished sufficient information to permit the hospital to prepare an answer, we vacate the judgment of the district court and remand the case for…
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