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FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION OCT 18 2013 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT MARCO GARCIA, No. 12-55057 Plaintiff - Appellant, D.C. No. 2:10-cv-08820-PA-RZ v. MEMORANDUM* U.S. SECRETARY OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant - Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Percy Anderson, District Judge, Presiding Submitted October 10, 2013** Pasadena, California Before: PAEZ and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges, and ERICKSON, Chief District Judge.*** * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). *** The Honorable Ralph R. Erickson, Chief District Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota, sitting by designation. Marco Garcia appeals a district court judgment upholding a Medicare recoupment determination by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. We have jurisdiction under
28 U.S.C. § 1291and affirm. 1. Substantial evidence supports the Secretary’s conclusion that Garcia was a Medicare “provider.” Garcia applied for and obtained a six-digit Medicare billing Provider Identification Number, bills were processed under this PIN, and Medicare payment checks were made out in Garcia’s name. 2. Substantial evidence also supports the Secretary’s conclusion that Garcia is not entitled to a liability waiver. See 42 U.S.C. § 1395pp(a). The Secretary also reasonably found that Garcia did not act “without fault.” See 42 U.S.C. § 1395gg(b)(1). 3. Garcia waived any argument that the Secretary denied him due process by not raising it below. Malhiot v. S. Cal. Retail Clerks Union,
735 F.2d 1133, 1137 (9th Cir. 1984). AFFIRMED. 2
Document Info
Docket Number: 12-55057
Citation Numbers: 542 F. App'x 648
Judges: Erickson, Hurwitz, Paez
Filed Date: 10/18/2013
Precedential Status: Non-Precedential
Modified Date: 8/7/2023