Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit May 6, 1986, 85-8378 (CHARTER MEDICAL CORP., Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellant)

HENDERSON, Senior Circuit Judge:

The plaintiffs-appellees, five hospitals, filed this action in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia challenging the Medicare Malpractice Rule, 42 C.F.R. § 405.452(a)(1)(a) (1984). The district court held the Rule invalid and granted the plaintiffs both retrospective and prospective relief.