SALAZAR BY SALAZAR v. DIST. OF COLUMBIA

No. 16-7065. Consolidated with Nos. 16-7085 and 16-7100.

896 F.3d 489 (2018)

Oscar SALAZAR, by his parents and next friends, Adela and Oscar SALAZAR, et al., Appellees, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, et al., Appellants, Chartered Health Plan, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 20, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard S. Love , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs were Karl A. Racine , Attorney General, Todd S. Kim , Solicitor General at the time the briefs were filed, and Loren L. AliKhan , Deputy Solicitor General at the time the briefs were filed.

Kathleen L. Millian , Washington, argued the cause for plaintiffs-appellees. With her on the briefs were Martha Jane Perkins , Carrboro, Zenia Sanchez Fuentes, Washington, and Lynn E. Cunningham .

Jonathan H. Levy , Allen Snyder , and Daniel Bruner , Washington, were on the brief for amici curiae Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia, et al. in support of appellees.

Before: Henderson and Millett, Circuit Judges, and Ginsburg, Senior Circuit Judge.


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