Amicus Brief: AHA, Other Hospital and Health Care Organizations Re: Wit v. United Behavioral Health

Nos. 20-17363, 20-17364, 21-15193, 21-15194
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The United States Court of Appeals
For The Ninth Circuit
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DAVID WIT, et al.,
Plaintiffs-Appellees
v.
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH,
Defendant-Appellant
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Appeal from the United States District Court
For the Northern District of California
Case Nos. 3:14-cv-2346, 3:14-cv-5337
The Honorable Joseph C. Spero, Chief Magistrate Judge Presiding
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BRIEF OF AMICI CURIAE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF OPIOID DEPENDENCE, CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ADDICTION TREATMENT PROVIDERS, NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR MENTAL WELLBEING, and REDC CONSORTIUM IN SUPPORT OF REHEARING EN BANC
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Mark D. DeBofsky
DeBofsky Sherman Casciari Reynolds, PC
150 North Wacker Drive, Suite 1925
Chicago, Illinois 60606
mdebofsky@debofsky.com
(312) 561-4040

Attorneys for National Association for Behavioral Healthcare, American Hospital Association, American Association for Treatment of Opioid Dependence, American Psychological Association, California Hospital Association, Federation of American Hospitals, National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers, National Council for Mental Wellbeing, and REDC Consortium 

CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

Appellate Court No.: Nos. 20-17363, 20-17364, 21-15192, 21-15194
Short Caption: Wit v. United Behavioral Health
The undersigned counsel of record for Amici, National Association for Behavioral Healthcare (“NABH”), American Hospital Association (“AHA”), American Psychological Association (“APA”), American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (“AATOD”), California Hospital Association (“CHA”), Federation of American Hospitals (“FAH”), National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (“NAATP”), National Council for Mental Wellbeing (“NCMW”), and REDC Consortium certifies that AHA, APA, CHA, FAH, NAATP, NABH, NCMW, and the REDC Consortium are not subsidiaries of any other corporation and no publicly held corporation owns 10% or more of any amicus curiae organization’s stock.

/s/ Mark D. DeBofsky
Mark D. DeBofsky

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