Legal Opinion

Illinois Health Care Ass'n v. Illinois Department of Public Health

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided July 18, 1989No. 88-2486PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Illinois Health Care Association (the “IHCA”), an association of nursing homes operating in Illinois, and three of its member homes1 commenced this equal protection action under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 challenging the constitutionality of the exemption of hospital-based long-term care units from the Nursing Home Care Reform Act, Ill.Rev.Stat. ch. 111%, 1MT 4151-101 et seq. Defendants moved to dismiss the complaint, their motion was granted and plaintiffs appeal. We affirm.

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Plaintiff IHCA, an Illinois not-for-profit corporation, is an association of 279 nursing…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
  5. Youngberg v. Romeo Ex Rel. RomeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. Perkins v. SilversteinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
  2. Perkins v. SilversteinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
  3. People Ex Rel. Lumpkin v. CassidyIllinois Supreme Court · 1998
  4. Dennis Digiore, Robert Dufkis, Ken Easterly, Joe Gabuzzi, William E. Johns v. George H. Ryan, Giacomo A. Pecoraro, and Tina ProseCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
  5. Louis Desalle v. Kevin W. Wright, Jere E. Fridheim, M.D., Arvid K. Goyal, M.D., Nikki M. ZollarCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992

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