Humana v. HHS
Plaintiff: Humana, Incorporated and Americans for Beneficiary Choice
Defendant: United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., in his official capacity as Secretary of Health and Human Services and Mehmet Cengiz Oz, in his official capacity as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Case Number: 25-11302
Filed: December 1, 2025
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Nature of Suit: Other Statutes
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 8, 2026 Filing 35 Paper copies of Appellant Reply Brief filed by Appellants Humana, Incorporated and Americans for Beneficiary Choice in 25-11302 received. Paper copies match electronic version of document? Yes # of Copies Provided: 6. Paper Copies of Brief due deadline satisfied. [25-11302] (OGA) [Entered: 05/08/2026 09:16 AM]
May 7, 2026 Filing 34 Paper copies of Appellee Brief filed by Appellees Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS, Mr. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Mr. Mehmet Cengiz Oz in 25-11302 received. Paper copies match electronic version of document? Yes # of Copies Provided: 6. Paper Copies of Brief due deadline satisfied. [25-11302] (OGA) [Entered: 05/07/2026 03:14 PM]
May 7, 2026 Filing 33 Paper copies of Record Excerpts filed by Appellant Humana, Incorporated in 25-11302 received. Paper copies match electronic version of document? Yes # of Copies Provided: 4. Paper Copies of Record Excerpts due deadline satisfied. [25-11302] (OGA) [Entered: 05/07/2026 02:11 PM]
May 7, 2026 Filing 32 Paper copies of Appellant Brief filed by Appellant Humana, Incorporated in 25-11302 received. Paper copies match electronic version of document? Yes # of Copies Provided: 6. [25-11302] (OGA) [Entered: 05/07/2026 01:32 PM]
May 1, 2026 Filing 29 PAPER COPIES REQUESTED for the Appellant Reply Brief filed by Appellants Humana, Incorporated and Americans for Beneficiary Choice in 25-11302 [ # 22 ], Appellee Brief filed by Appellees Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS, Mr. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Mr. Mehmet Cengiz Oz in 25-11302 [ # 21 ], Record Excerpts filed by Appellant Humana, Incorporated in 25-11302 [ # 17 ], Appellant Brief filed by Appellant Humana, Incorporated in 25-11302 [ # 16 ]. Paper Copies of Brief due on 05/06/2026 for Appellants Americans for Beneficiary Choice and Humana, Incorporated and Appellees Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Mehmet Cengiz Oz and United States Department of Health and Human Services.. Paper Copies of Record Excerpts due on 05/06/2026 for Appellants Americans for Beneficiary Choice and Humana, Incorporated. [25-11302] (OGA) [Entered: 05/01/2026 10:06 AM]
April 17, 2026 Filing 22 APPELLANT'S REPLY BRIEF FILED by Americans for Beneficiary Choice, Humana, Incorporated. Reply Brief deadline satisfied [25-11302] REVIEWED AND/OR EDITED - The original text prior to review appeared as follows: APPELLANT'S REPLY BRIEF FILED by Humana, Incorporated. Date of service: 04/17/2026 via email - Attorney for Appellants: Day, Kimberly, Sullivan; Attorney for Appellees: Parker, Stoltz [25-11302] (Michael Branch Kimberly ) [Entered: 04/17/2026 10:05 AM]
March 27, 2026 Filing 21 APPELLEE'S BRIEF FILED E/Res's Brief deadline satisfied. Reply Brief due on 04/17/2026 for Appellants Americans for Beneficiary Choice and Humana, Incorporated [25-11302] REVIEWED AND/OR EDITED - The original text prior to review appeared as follows: APPELLEE'S BRIEF FILED by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS, Mr. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Mr. Mehmet Cengiz Oz. Date of service: 03/27/2026 via email - Attorney for Appellants: Day, Kimberly, Sullivan; Attorney for Appellees: Parker, Stoltz [25-11302] (Brian Walters Stoltz ) [Entered: 03/27/2026 11:48 PM]
March 6, 2026 Filing 20 EXTENSION RECEIVED for Appellees Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Mr. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Mr. Mehmet Cengiz Oz and HHS. Extension Granted to and including 03/27/2026. E/Res's Brief deadline updated to 03/27/2026 for Appellees Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Mehmet Cengiz Oz and United States Department of Health and Human Services [25-11302] (JAK) [Entered: 03/06/2026 03:35 PM]
March 6, 2026 Filing 19 UNOPPOSED LEVEL 1 EXTENSION REQUESTED by Appellees Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS, Mr. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Mr. Mehmet Cengiz Oz for filing Appellees' Brief until 03/27/2026 [25-11302] (Brian Walters Stoltz ) [Entered: 03/06/2026 01:35 PM]
February 18, 2026 Filing 18 PROPOSED SUFFICIENT RECORD EXCERPTS filed by Appellant Humana, Incorporated in 25-11302 [ # 17 ] Record Excerpts have been deemed sufficient. Additional number of copies provided: 0. Sufficient Record Excerpts deadline satisfied [25-11302] REVIEWED AND/OR EDITED - The original text prior to review appeared as follows: PROPOSED SUFFICIENT RECORD EXCERPTS filed by Appellant Humana, Incorporated [ # 17 ] Date of service: 02/18/2026 via email - Attorney for Appellants: Day, Kimberly, Sullivan; Attorney for Appellees: Parker, Stoltz [25-11302] (Michael Branch Kimberly ) [Entered: 02/18/2026 01:11 PM]
February 13, 2026 Filing 17 RECORD EXCERPTS FILED. Record Excerpts NOT Sufficient as they require missing tab 6. # of Paper Copies Provided: 0 Sufficient Record Excerpts due on 02/27/2026 for Appellants Americans for Beneficiary Choice and Humana, Incorporated [25-11302] REVIEWED AND/OR EDITED - The original text prior to review appeared as follows: RECORD EXCERPTS FILED by Appellant Humana, Incorporated. Date of service: 02/13/2026 via email - Attorney for Appellants: Day, Kimberly, Sullivan; Attorney for Appellees: Parker, Stoltz [25-11302] (Michael Branch Kimberly ) [Entered: 02/13/2026 05:11 PM]
February 13, 2026 Filing 16 APPELLANT'S BRIEF FILED # of Paper Copies Provided: 0 A/Pet's Brief deadline satisfied. Appellee's Brief due on 03/16/2026 for Appellees Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Mehmet Cengiz Oz and United States Department of Health and Human Services [25-11302] REVIEWED AND/OR EDITED - The original text prior to review appeared as follows: APPELLANT'S BRIEF FILED by Humana, Incorporated. Date of service: 02/13/2026 via email - Attorney for Appellants: Day, Kimberly, Sullivan; Attorney for Appellees: Parker, Stoltz [25-11302] (Michael Branch Kimberly ) [Entered: 02/13/2026 04:05 PM]
January 20, 2026 Filing 15 BRIEFING NOTICE ISSUED A/Pet's Brief Due on 03/02/2026 for Appellants Americans for Beneficiary Choice and Humana, Incorporated. [25-11302] (DDL) [Entered: 01/20/2026 10:26 AM]
January 20, 2026 Filing 14 ELECTRONIC RECORD ON APPEAL FILED. Admitted Exhibits on File in District Court? No. Video/Audio Exhibits on File in District Court? Yes Electronic ROA deadline satisfied. [25-11302] (DDL) [Entered: 01/20/2026 10:26 AM]
January 5, 2026 Filing 13 ELECTRONIC RECORD ON APPEAL REQUESTED from District Court for 4:25-CV-779. Electronic ROA due on 01/20/2026. [25-11302] (JAK) [Entered: 01/05/2026 08:40 AM]
January 5, 2026 Filing 12 INITIAL CASE CHECK by Attorney Advisor complete. Action: Case OK to Process. [12] Initial AA Check Due satisfied. [25-11302] (JAK) [Entered: 01/05/2026 08:37 AM]
December 12, 2025 Filing 10 APPEARANCE FORM FILED by Attorney Edward A. Day for Appellant Americans for Beneficiary Choice in 25-11302, Attorney Edward A. Day for Appellant Humana, Incorporated in 25-11302 [25-11302] (NMF) [Entered: 12/12/2025 03:35 PM]
December 12, 2025 Filing 9 APPEARANCE FORM received from Mr. Edward A. Day for Americans for Beneficiary Choice and Humana, Incorporated for the court's review. Lead Counsel? No. [25-11302] (Edward A. Day ) [Entered: 12/12/2025 02:05 PM]
December 10, 2025 Filing 8 APPEARANCE FORM FILED by Attorney Brian Walters Stoltz for Appellee Mehmet Cengiz Oz in 25-11302, Attorney Brian Walters Stoltz for Appellee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in 25-11302, Attorney Brian Walters Stoltz for Appellee Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in 25-11302, Attorney Brian Walters Stoltz for Appellee HHS in 25-11302 [25-11302] (NMF) [Entered: 12/10/2025 12:43 PM]
December 9, 2025 Filing 7 APPEARANCE FORM received from Mr. Brian Walters Stoltz for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Mr. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Mr. Mehmet Cengiz Oz and HHS for the court's review. Lead Counsel? Yes. [25-11302] (Brian Walters Stoltz ) [Entered: 12/09/2025 10:19 PM]
December 9, 2025 Filing 6 APPEARANCE FORM FILED by Attorney Michael Branch Kimberly for Appellant Americans for Beneficiary Choice in 25-11302, Attorney Michael Branch Kimberly for Appellant Humana, Incorporated in 25-11302 [25-11302] (PAC) [Entered: 12/09/2025 01:54 PM]
December 8, 2025 Filing 5 TRANSCRIPT ORDER received advising transcript unnecessary for appeal purposes - No hearings. [25-11302] REVIEWED AND/OR EDITED - The original text prior to review appeared as follows: TRANSCRIPT ORDER received from Appellants Americans for Beneficiary Choice and Humana, Incorporated advising transcript unnecessary Date of Service: 12/08/2025 via email - Attorney for Appellants: Day, Kimberly, Sullivan; Attorney for Appellees: Parker, Stoltz [25-11302] (Michael Branch Kimberly ) [Entered: 12/08/2025 04:33 PM]
December 8, 2025 Filing 4 APPEARANCE FORM received from Mr. Michael Branch Kimberly for Americans for Beneficiary Choice and Humana, Incorporated for the court's review. Lead Counsel? Yes. [25-11302] (Michael Branch Kimberly ) [Entered: 12/08/2025 04:28 PM]
December 1, 2025 Filing 1 US CIVIL CASE docketed. NOA filed by Appellants Americans for Beneficiary Choice and Humana, Incorporated [25-11302] (JAK) [Entered: 12/01/2025 10:27 AM]

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Plaintiff: Humana, Incorporated
Represented By: John T. Sullivan
Represented By: Michael Branch Kimberly
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