Yaretsky v. Blum

Memorandum Opinion

MOTLEY, District Judge.

This is an action by residents of various health care facilities in New York State. They claim that the transfer procedures among the various levels of health care facilities violate their constitutional right to due process of law. Specifically, plaintiffs allege that as regards transfers to facilities offering lower levels of care, the transfer process lacks adequate criteria, fails to com ply with legal requirements and procedural safeguards necessary for plaintiffs’ protection and deprives plaintiffs of a meaningful opportunity to contest proposed…