Legal Opinion
Illinois League of Advocates for the Developmentally, Disabled v. Illinois Department of Human Services
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided July 21, 2014No. Case No. 13 C 1300PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
MARVIN E. ASPEN, District Court Judge:
Plaintiffs in this action have challenged Defendants’ decisions to close a state-operated institution for the developmentally disabled and to assess its residents for potential transfers into community living arrangements. Plaintiffs contend that this conduct constitutes disability discrimination in violation of federal law, denies Plaintiffs and the purported class members equal protection, and deprives them of choice as required by the Medicaid Act.
In early January 2014, a three-day preliminary injunction hearing in this…
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