Court Accepts Amicus Briefs, Sets Rules for Oral Arguments

The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals approved four amicus curiae briefs filed in response to the challenge of the constitutionality of the lien activation fee created by Senate Bill 863 and imposed conditions under which each of the organizations would be allowed to participate in oral arguments next month. Plaintiffs in Angelotti v. Baker are asking the appellate court to declare the $100 lien activation fee violates the equal protection provisions of the 5th and 14th Amendments because health care service plans, group disability insurers, self-insured employee welfare benefit plans and Taf...