IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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No. 99-30324
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CAUSEWAY MEDICAL SUITE;
BOSSIER CITY MEDICAL CENTER;
HOPE MEDICAL GROUP FOR WOMEN;
DELTA WOMEN'S CLINIC; WOMEN'S
HEALTH CLINIC; JAMES DEGUERCE, M.D.,
on behalf of themselves and the
patients they serve; A. JAMES WHITMORE, III, M.D., on behalf of
themselves and the patients they serve,
Plaintiffs-Appellees,
versus
MURPHY J. FOSTER, JR., Governor of
the State of Louisiana; RICHARD P.
IEYOUB, Attorney General of State of
Louisiana, in their official capacities
and their agents and successors,
Defendants-Appellants.
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Appeal from the United States District Court for the
Eastern District of Louisiana
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August 17, 2000
Before JOLLY and DENNIS, Circuit Judges, and DOWD,(1) District Judge.
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
In the light of the Supreme Court's recent decision in Stenberg v. Carhart,
120 S.Ct. 2597 (2000), the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED. The State
of Louisiana's motion to certify a question to the Louisiana Supreme Court
regarding the construction of La. Act 906 of 1997 ( La.Rev.Stat.Ann. § 14:32.9
(West 2000)) is DENIED.
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED;
MOTION DENIED.
1. District Judge of the Northern District of Ohio, sitting by
designation.