United States DC Circuit
Camden County Council on Econ. Dev. v. US Dep't of Health & Hum. Servs., 08-5396
In an action challenging the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) decision to terminate plaintiff-school district's Head Start funds as arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedure Act, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where the plain terms of HHS regulations required plaintiff, after it received an initial notice, to ensure that it did not have "undesirable and hazardous materials and conditions" at any of its playgrounds, and plaintiff failed to comply with that obligation.
Appellate Information
- Decided 11/06/2009
- Published 11/06/2009
Judges
- Before: ROGERS and KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.
Court
- United States DC Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Robert A. Graham argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs was Edward T. Waters.
- For Appellees:
- Robin Meriweather, Assistant United States Attorney, argued the cause for appellees. With her on the brief were R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant United States Attorney, and Channing D. Phillips, Acting United States Attorney.