United States Fourth Circuit

Appeal challenging the entry of a preliminary injunction in plaintiff's favor is dismissed, where: 1) the injunction ordered defendants to reinstate plaintiffs' Medicaid services to their prior levels and enjoining defendants from reducing those services without a hearing; 2) although defendant Piedmont Behavioral Healthcare (PBH) appeals the injunction, defendant Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) does not; 3) the Secretary's decision to comply with the injunction dictates the disposition of this case because it is the single State agency to administer its Medicaid plan; and 4) because defendant NCDHHS would remain bound by the preliminary injunction, so too would defendant PBH as its agent.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/10/2013
• Published 05/10/2013

Judges

• WILKINSON

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel