Hempstead General Hospital v. Whalen

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

GEORGE C. PRATT, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

In this action plaintiffs challenge the constitutionality of certain New York State Medicaid regulations, claiming that they (1) are inconsistent with federal law, (2) violate the Supremacy Clause, and (3) deprive plaintiffs of their property without due process of law. Plaintiffs seek both declaratory and injunctive relief compelling the state defendants to approve an application made by the defendant Church Charity Foundation to purchase a health-care facility now owned and operated by plaintiffs.

Plaintiffs have moved for…