McCLURE v. HARRIS

No. C-79-0201 WHO.

503 F.Supp. 409 (1980)

William McCLURE, Charles Shields, and "Ann Doe," individually and on behalf of a class of persons similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. Patricia Roberts HARRIS, Secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, and Blue Shield of California, Defendants.

United States District Court, N. D. California.

May 19, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harvey Sohnen, Clifford Sweet, Legal Aid Society of Alameda County, Oakland, Cal., Sally Hart Wilson, Neal Dudovitz, Gill Deford, National Senior Citizens Law Center, Los Angeles, Cal., Patricia Burgess, Fortuna, Cal., Diane M. Roth, Peter H. Reid, Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County, Redwood City, Cal., for plaintiffs.

G. William Hunter, U. S. Atty., George Christopher Stoll, Asst. U. S. Atty., San Francisco, Cal., for defendants.


OPINION

ORRICK, District Judge.

Three named plaintiffs bring this action on behalf of a class of Medicare beneficiaries challenging the constitutionality of the hearing procedures available under Part B of the Medicare program. 42 U.S.C. §§ 1395j-1395w, 1395ff. Defendants are Patricia Roberts Harris, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare ("HEW"), and Blue Shield of California ("Blue Shield"), a private insurance carrier that administers Part...

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