GRIFFON v. UNITED STATES DEPT. OF HEALTH

No. 85-4733.

802 F.2d 146 (1986)

George G. GRIFFON, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 14, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry M. Sax, Rockville, Md., for petitioner.

John C. Hoyle, Anthony J. Steinmeyer, Attys., Civil Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Ronald T. Osborne, Admin. Law Judge, Dept. of H.H.S. Departmental Grant Appeals Bd., Civil Money Penalties Hearing Office, Jerry Schoppin, John Meyer, Office of Gen. Counsel, Inspector Gen. Div., Dept. of H.H.S., Washington, D.C., for respondent.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, and GOLDBERG and GARWOOD, Circuit Judges.


GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner George Griffon was fined $44,000 by an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) for submitting 22 false claims to the Louisiana Medicaid program. The fine was imposed pursuant to provisions of the Civil Monetary Penalties Law (CMPL), 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7a (1983), and of the implementing regulations issued by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), 45 C.F.R. §§ 101.100-101.133 (1984). Griffon challenges...

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