Myers v. Astoria Convalescent Hospital

Opinion

COBEY, Acting P. J.

The above-named plaintiff, Director of the State Department of Health Services, appeals from three judgments on the pleadings in favor of the three above-named defendant convalescent hospitals. Each judgment rests upon the ground that the penalty setup in the Long-Term Care, Health, Safety, and Security Act of 1973 (hereafter Act) (Health & Saf. Code, § 1417 et seq.) 1 deprived each defendant of constitutional due process of law. We have consolidated these three appeals since they raise the same legal issues. Each judgment terminated an enforcement action for civil…