Guggenberger ex rel. Guggenberger v. State

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

DONOVAN W. FRANK, United States District Judge

INTRODUCTION

This matter is before the Court on the Motion to Dismiss filed by Defendants the State of Minnesota, the Minnesota Department of Human Services (“DHS”), and DHS Commissioner Emily Johnson Piper (“Commissioner Johnson Piper”)1 (collectively, “Defendants”). (Doc. No. 35.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court grants in part and denies in part the motion.

*986BACKGROUND

I. Minnesota’s Waiver Services for Individuals with Disabilities

The State of Minnesota participates in Medicaid, a health care program operated…