Beckwith v. Kizer

912 F.2d 1139 59 USLW 2199 , 31 Soc.Sec.Rep.Ser. 47, Medicare&Medicaid Gu 38,815 Blane BECKWITH, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Kenneth KIZER, Director of California Department of Health Services; California Department of Health Services; Louis Sullivan, M.D., Secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Defendants-Appellees. No. 89-15500. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 17, 1989. Decided Aug. 30, 1990. Evelyn R. Frank, Legal Aid Soc. of Alameda County, Oakland, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants. Ralph M. Johnson, Deputy Atty. Gen., San Francisco, Cal., for defendant-appellee Kenneth Kizer. Barbara H. Fisher, Office of Gen. Counsel, Baltimore, Md., Julie E. Billingsley, Dept. of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellee Health & Human Services. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before SCHROEDER, NELSON and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge: 1 This case arises under provisions of the Federal Social Security Act authorizing federal financial assistance to states participating in the Medicaid Program, a program to fund costs of…