AHA, Others Amicus Brief in Braidwood Management, Inc., v. Xavier Becerra

In the
United States Court of Appeals
for the Fifth Circuit


Braidwood Management, Inc., et al.,
Plaintiffs-Appellees/Cross-Appellants,

v.

Xavier Becerra, et al.,
Defendants-Appellants/Cross-Appellees.


On Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Texas


BRIEF FOR AMICI CURIAE THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL
ASSOCIATION, FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS, THE
CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES,
AMERICA’S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS, AND ASSOCIATION OF
AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS

Melinda Reid Hatton
Chad Golder
American Hospital Association
800 10th Street, N.W.
Two CityCenter, Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20001
Counsel for American Hospital Association

Kathleen Tenoever
Federation of American Hospitals
750 Ninth Street, N.W., Suite 600
Washington, D.C. 20001
Counsel for Federation of American Hospitals

Sean Marotta
Hogan Lovells US LLP
555 Thirteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004
(202) 637-4881
sean.marotta@hoganlovells.com

David Willner
Hogan Lovells US LLP
1601 Wewatta Street, Suite 900
Denver, CO 80202
(303) 899-7300
david.willner@hoganlovells.com
Counsel for Amici Curiae

Supplemental Statement of Interested Parties

Pursuant to Fifth Circuit Rule 29.2, the undersigned counsel of record certifies that the following listed persons and entities, in addition to those already listed in the parties’ briefs, have an interest in the outcome of this case. These representations are made in order that the judges of this court may evaluate possible disqualification or recusal.

Amici curiae on this brief:

  1. The American Hospital Association is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization. It has no parent company, and no publicly held company has any ownership interest in it of any kind.
    Counsel: Melinda Reid Hatton, Chad Golder
  2. The Federation of American Hospitals is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization. It has no parent company, and no publicly held company has any ownership interest in it of any kind.
    Counsel: Kathleen Tenoever
  3. The Catholic Health Association of the United States is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization. It has no parent company, and no publicly held company has any ownership interest in it of any kind.
    Counsel: Catherine Hurley
  4. America’s Essential Hospitals is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization. It has no parent company, and no publicly held company has any ownership interest in it of any kind.
    Counsel: Barbara D.A. Eyman
  5. The Association of American Medical Colleges is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization. It has no parent company, and no publicly held company has any ownership interest in it of any kind.
    Counsel: Gayle Lee, Frank R. Trinity

Counsel for amici curiae on this brief: Sean Marotta and David Willner of Hogan Lovells US LLP.

/s/ Sean Marotta
Sean Marotta

May 4, 2023

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