United States Sixth Circuit

In state's appeal from orders issued after challenges to administration of Tennessee's TennCare program, the first order was affirmed where the scope of a prior agreed order by the parties was not impermissibly expanded; second order vacated where plaintiff class did not have the required personal stake in litigation to oppose a rule closing enrolment to future uninsurable applicants.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/08/2002
• Decided 05/06/2002
• Published 05/06/2002

Judges

• Before: KENNEDY and BOGGS, Circuit Judges;  and COFFMAN, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Russell J. Overby (briefed), Gordon Bonnyman, Jr. (argued and briefed), Michele M. Johnson (briefed), Tennessee Justice Center, Nashville, TN, for Plaintiffs-Appellees., Linda A. Ross, Asst. Attorney Gen. (briefed), Katherine A. Brown (briefed), Office of the Attorney General, Health Care Div., Nashville, TN, Charles A. Miller (argued and briefed), Robert D. Wick (briefed), Julie L.B. Johnson (briefed), Covington & Berling, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellant.