U.S. EX REL. DRAKEFORD v. TUOMEY

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Helgi C. Walker , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Tracy Lyle Hilmer , United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Appellee. ON BRIEF: James M. Griffin , Margaret N. Fox , A. Camden Lewis , Lewis, Babcock & Griffin, LLP, Columbia, South Carolina; Daniel M. Mulholland III , Horty Springer & Mattern, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; E. Bart Daniel , Charleston, South Carolina, for Appellant. Stuart F. Delery , Assistant Attorney General, Michael D. Granston , Michael S. Raab , Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; G. Norman Acker, III , Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee. Melinda R. Hatton , Maureen D. Mudron , American Hospital Association, Washington, D.C.; Jessica L. Ellsworth , Amanda K. Rice , Hogan Lovells U.S. LLP, Washington, D.C., for Amici Curiae.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge DIAZ wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge DUNCAN joined. Judge WYNN wrote a separate opinion concurring in the judgment.