Mixon v. Grinker

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, without costs, the complaint dismissed and the certified question answered in the negative.

Plaintiffs commenced this action on behalf of homeless persons who suffer from HIV-related illness as defined by the AIDS Institute of the New York State Department of Health. Plaintiffs sought, among other things, a judgment declaring that they were entitled by Constitution or statute to the same shelter benefits from the City and State of New York as persons diagnosed with AIDS as defined by the Federal Centers for…