Amicus Brief: AHA, Other Hospital and Health Care Organizations Re: Wit v. United Behavioral Health
May 13, 2022
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, 黑料正能量 Association, American Association for Treatment of Opioid Dependence, American Psychological Association, California Hospital Association, Federation of 黑料正能量s, 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 (鈥淣ABH鈥), 黑料正能量 Association (鈥淎HA鈥), American Psychological Association (鈥淎PA鈥), American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (鈥淎ATOD鈥), California Hospital Association (鈥淐HA鈥), Federation of 黑料正能量s (鈥淔AH鈥), National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (鈥淣AATP鈥), National Council for Mental Wellbeing (鈥淣CMW鈥), 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鈥檚 stock.
/s/ Mark D. DeBofsky
Mark D. DeBofsky
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