Larry D. Ford v. United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
SocialSecurity Privacy
Whether the The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) gives rise to federal rights under § 1983?
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether the The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) gives rise to federal rights under § 1983? 2. Whether the Federal Nursing Home Reform Act’s (FNHRA) rights against Assisted Suicide (Euthanasia), Physical and Chemical Abuse are federal rights § 1983 protects? 3. Whether the Court should overrule its numerous precedents holding that private parties may seek relief under 42 U.S.C. 1983 against persons acting under color of state law who violate certain rights that Congress has established in the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 301 et seq., and other Spending Clause legislation? . 4. Whether the particular provisions of the Social Security Act at issue, see 42 U.S.C. 1395i-3(c)(1)(A)Gi) and (2); 42 U.S.C. 1396r(c)(1)(A)Gi) and (2), are enforceable against publicly and privately owned hospitals and nursing homes under Section 1983? , ii