MARTES v. CHIEF EXEC. OFFICER OF SOUTH BROWARD

No. 11-12464.

683 F.3d 1323 (2012)

Yolanda MARTES, Maria Ramirez, Paula Neher, Felix Rapalo, Shawneequa Elliott, as Guardian for J.A., a minor, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF SOUTH BROWARD HOSPITAL DISTRICT, Secretary, Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, Secretary, Florida Department of Children and Families, South Broward Hospital District, Florida Department of Children and Families, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

June 15, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sharon Bourassa-Diaz , Legal Aid Serv. of Broward Cty., Inc., Plantation, FL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Paul R. Regensdorf , Holland & Knight, LLP, Jacksonville, FL, Tracy Lee Cooper , State of Florida Agency for Health Care Admin., Justin M. Senior , Law Offices of Justin M. Senior, PA, Louis F. Hubener, III , Atty. General's Office, Tallahassee, FL, Kiernan P. Moylan , Atty. General's Office, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Rochelle Bobroff , Washington, DC, for The National Senior Citizens Law Center, The National Health Law Program, Amici Curiae.

Before HULL and FAY, Circuit Judges, and BOWEN, District Judge.


BOWEN, District Judge:

Yolanda Martes and four co-plaintiffs1 appeal the district court's dismissal of their amended complaint against Florida government defendants South Broward Hospital District and its CEO ("SBHD"), the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration and its secretary ("AHCA"), and the Florida Department of Children and Families and its secretary ("DCF"). After review and oral argument, we affirm.

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