UNITED STATES v. LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER

No. 81-2183.

680 F.2d 1211 (1982)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. The LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER — Richard H. Young Memorial Hospital, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 22, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Paul McGrath, Asst. Atty. Gen., Washington, D. C., Thomas D. Thalken, U. S. Atty., Omaha, Neb., Anthony J. Steinmeyer, John S. Koppel, Attys., Civ. Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Alex M. Clarke, Baird, Holm, McEachen, Pedersen, Hamann & Strasheim, Omaha, Neb., for appellant.

Before BRIGHT and McMILLIAN, Circuit Judges, and HARRIS, Senior District Judge.


BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

This appeal presents the issue whether the general statute of limitations applicable to actions brought by the United States, governs an action for recoupment brought under a federal statute that does not contain a specific statute of limitations. The district court1 held that the general statute of limitations does not apply. We affirm.

In 1968, Lutheran Medical Center (Lutheran) received a grant of $659...

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