Sarrassat v. Sullivan

961 F.2d 217 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Andre SARRASSAT, Irma Alden, Angelena C. Augustine, and Victoria Foley, individually and on behalf of classes of persons similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee. American Health Care Association, Applicant in intervention-Appellant. No. 89-16326. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 4, 1991. Decided April 28, 1992. Before TANG, FARRIS and D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Andre Sarrassat and other named plaintiffs and proposed classes ("Sarrassat" or "Plaintiffs") sued Louis W. Sullivan, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, over the administration of Medicare benefits in nursing homes. After the district court approved a settlement between these parties, the American Health Care Association ("AHCA") moved to intervene in the action. A magistrate judge…