Case Name: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES, and National Community Pharmacists Association, Plaintiffs, v. The Honorable Tommy G. THOMPSON, and Thomas A. Scully, Defendants. American Pharmaceutical Association Intervenor
Court: United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2003-01-29
Citations: 241 F. Supp. 2d 29
Docket Number: No. CIV.A. 01-1554(PLF)
Parties: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES, and National Community Pharmacists Association, Plaintiffs, v. The Honorable Tommy G. THOMPSON, and Thomas A. Scully, Defendants. American Pharmaceutical Association Intervenor
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Supplement 2d
Volume: 241
Pages: 29–30

Head Matter:
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES, and National Community Pharmacists Association, Plaintiffs, v. The Honorable Tommy G. THOMPSON, and Thomas A. Scully, Defendants. American Pharmaceutical Association Intervenor
No. CIV.A. 01-1554(PLF).
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
Jan. 29, 2003.
Terence J. Lynam, Scott M. Heimberg, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P., Washington, DC, for plaintiffs.
John R. Griffiths, U.S. Dept, of Justice, Civ. Div., Washington, DC, Sheila Mae Lieber, Peter Baker Robbins, U.S. Dept, of Justice, Washington, DC, for defendants.
Michael Hagner McConihe, Allan Stat-ton Hammock, Jr., O’Brien, Butler, McConihe & Schaefer, PLLC, Washington, DC, for Intervenor-plaintiff.

Opinion:
ORDER AND JUDGMENT
PAUL L. FRIEDMAN, District Judge.
This case came before the Court on cross motions for summary judgment. The Court heard argument on January 29, 2003. For the reasons stated in open court, it is hereby
ORDERED that plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment [42] is GRANTED with respect to Count I of plaintiffs' amended complaint; it is
FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment [42] is DENIED as moot with respect to Count II of plaintiffs' amended complaint; it is
FURTHER ORDERED that defendants' motion for summary judgment [47] is DENIED; it is
FURTHER ORDERED that judgment is entered for plaintiffs; it is
FURTHER ORDERED that defendants are permanently enjoined from implementing the Medicare-Endorsed Prescription Drug Card Assistance Initiative, published at 67 Fed.Reg. 56618 (Sept. 4, 2002); and it is
FURTHER ORDERED that this Order and Judgment shall constitute a FINAL JUDGMENT in this case. This is a final appealable order. See Rule 4(a), FED. R. APP. P.
SO ORDERED.