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REPORTED IN THE COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS OF MARYLAND No. 0793 September Term, 1999

PRIMEHEALTH CORPORATION v. INSURANCE COMMISSIONER OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND _________________________________ __ No. 1867 September Term, 1999 _________________________________ __ GOLDMARK FRIENDSHIP, LLC v. INSURANCE COMMISSIONER OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND _________________________________ __ No. 1868 September Term, 1999 _________________________________ __ CHRISTIAN E. CHINWUBA v. INSURANCE COMMISSIONER OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND

Sonner, Krauser, Smith, Marvin H. (Retired, Specially Assigned) JJ. Opinion by Smith, J. Filed: August 30, 2000 In these consolidated appeals, PrimeHealth Corporation ("PrimeHealth"), Goldmark Friendship, L.L.C. ("Goldmark"), and Dr. Christian E. Chinwuba ("Dr. Chinwuba") challenge an order of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City striking or dismissing

their petitions for judicial review of an order of the State Insurance Commissioner ("the Commissioner"). discussed herein, they shall not prevail. FACTS PrimeHealth is certified by the Commissioner as a For the reasons

health maintenance organization ("HMO")1, and by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene as a managed care organization

("MCO").2

Goldmark, a Nevada Corporation, owns 100-percent of In turn, Dr. Chinwuba and his wife own

PrimeHealth's shares.

See Md. Code (1982, 1996 Repl. Vol.),

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