United States Fifth Circuit

In an action for filing false claims for Medicaid reimbursement, the district court incorrectly concluded that any action arising out of defendant's role as a Medicaid fiscal intermediary is barred by Texas's Eleventh Amendment immunity where defendant has not shown that Texas would be subject to any legal liability for any damages assessed against it.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/11/2004
• Published 08/11/2004

Judges

• REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:, Before KING, Chief Judge, and REAVLEY and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Katherine Martinez-Vitela (argued), Marlene M. Martin, San Antonio, TX, for Barron and Scheel., F. Joseph Warin, Robert C. Blume, Daniel A. Cantu, Miguel Angel Estrada (argued), Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Washington, DC, for Deloitte & Touche, L.L.P., Deloitte & Touche Consulting Group L.L.C. and Deloitte & Touche Consulting Group Holding, L.L.C., Andrew L. Kerr, Holland & Knight, San Antonio, TX, for Medicaid Solutions of Texas., David John Schenck (argued), Weston C. Loegering, Christopher Donald Kratovil, Hughes & Luce, Dallas, TX, Brittan L. Buchanan, Van Osselaer, Cronin & Buchanan, Austin, TX, for Nat. Heritage Ins. Co., Stephanie Robin Marcus (argued), Michael S. Raab, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div.-Appellate Staff, Washington, DC, for U.S., Amicus Curiae.