U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2011

Dorothy Calabrese, Md v. Charles Johnson, Jr.

Dorothy Calabrese, Md v. Charles Johnson, Jr.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided July 27, 2011 · Schroeder, Alarcón, Leavy
446 F. App'x 33

Dorothy Calabrese, Md v. Charles Johnson, Jr.

Opinion

MEMORANDUM ***

Dorothy Calabrese, M.D., and her patients Harriet Fahl, Gene Fahl, and Paul Messer, appeal pro se from the district court’s order dismissing their action alleging equal protection violations based on defendant’s denial of Medicare reimbursements for “transfer factor” therapy. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo, Uhm v. Humana, Inc., 620 F.3d 1134, 1139 (9th Cir. 2010), and we affirm.

The district court properly dismissed the action because plaintiffs failed to state an equal protection claim. See Engquist v. Or. Dep’t of Agric., 553 U.S. 591, 601-03, 128 S.Ct. 2146, 170 L.Ed.2d 975 (2008) (addressing “class of one” equal protection claim); Weinberger v. Salfi, 422 U.S. 749, 769-70, 95 S.Ct. 2457, 45 L.Ed.2d 522 (1975) (addressing class-based equal protection claim).

Plaintiffs’ remaining contentions are unpersuasive.

AFFIRMED.

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This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

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