Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Docket Number No. 01-1710. See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. OPINION EMPIRE BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD v. BYRNES ET AL.; and EMPIRE BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD C.A. 2d Cir. Motion of American Association of Health Plans, Inc., et al. for leave to file a brief as amici curiae granted. The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.