Opinion ID: 821316
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Text: Based on the foregoing analysis, we AFFIRM the judgment of the district court. 4 The government suggests that 42 C.F.R. § 405.1836(e)(4) provides another basis for finding that a motion to amend would be futile. This regulation states: “A finding by the Board or the Administrator that the provider did or did not demonstrate good cause for extending the time for requesting a Board hearing is not subject to judicial review.” Although the district court reasoned that 42 C.F.R. § 405.1836(e)(4) precluded judicial review of the Board’s good cause determinations, the government has provided no explanation as to the statutory basis for this jurisdiction-stripping regulation. Moreover, we have previously found similar regulations to be invalid because the limitations they impose on judicial review were not delegated to the agency by Congress. See, e.g., Nagahi v. I.N.S., 219 F.3d 1166 (10th Cir. 2000). In this case, however, we need not rule on the validity of 42 C.F.R. § 405.1836(e)(4), as the district court correctly determined that the proposed amendment did not relate back to the original complaint for purposes of Rule 15. -14-