United States Fifth Circuit

Defendant-state Medicaid agency's violation of the Medicaid Act, for failing to provide medical assistance to plaintiff, deprived plaintiff of a right secured by federal statute for which he may bring an action for redress under 42 U.S.C. section 1983.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/15/2004
• Published 11/16/2004

Judges

• DENNIS, Circuit Judge:, Before KING, Chief Judge, DENNIS, Circuit Judge, and LYNN, District Judge.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• David Holman Williams (argued), Laurie Peller, Peller & Williams, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Caroline Montrose Brown (argued), Nathan A. Brown, Covington & Burling, Washington, DC, Richard Lee Henley, Dept. of Health & Hospitals for the State of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant-Appellant.