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BLANCHARD v. FORREST

No. 95-30168.

71 F.3d 1163 (1996)

Myrtle W. BLANCHARD and Patrice A. Dumas, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Rose FORREST, in her capacity as Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 8, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Marshall Delbaum, Christina Maria Ebner, David Holman Williams, New Orleans Legal Assistance Corporation, New Orleans, LA, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Phillip Bruce Waters, Department of Health and Hospitals for the State of Louisiana.

Mary Dozier O'Brien, Baton Rouge, LA, for defendant-appellant.

Before REYNALDO G. GARZA, KING and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Rose Forrest, as Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, appeals from the district court's partial summary judgment for the plaintiffs. Finding no error, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Myrtle W. Blanchard ("Blanchard") and Patrice A. Dumas ("Dumas") brought this class action on behalf of Louisiana Medicaid applicants to challenge certain policies of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals ("LDHH") — the...

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