MUSSINGTON v. ST. LUKE'S-ROOSEVELT HOSP. CENTER

No. 92 Civ. 8961 (JSM).

824 F.Supp. 427 (1993)

Yvonne MUSSINGTON, individually and on behalf of her son, Jonathan Jacobs; Rosemary Johnson, individually and on behalf of her children, Edward Cuffee, Jr., Tony Johnson, Roger Cuffee, Shamaekia Cuffee, Jennifer Cuffee, Jessica Cuffee, Kevin Cuffee, and Veronica Johnson; Church of the Intercession; Iglesia Episcopal De Santa Maria; Religious Committee on the New York City Health Crisis, Inc.; Riverside Church Office of Social Justice; St. Mary's Episcopal Church Manhattan; and Upper Manhattan Anglican/Episcopal Clergy Association, Plaintiffs, v. ST. LUKE'S-ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER; New York State Department of Health; and Mark R. Chassin, Commissioner of Health, in his official capacity, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

June 11, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maya Wiley, N.A.A.C.P. Legal Defense and Educ. Fund, New York City, for plaintiffs.

Charles Sims, Proskauer Rose Goetz & Mendelsohn, New York City for St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hosp. Center.

Brian McGovern, Asst. Atty. Gen., New York City, for State of N.Y. defendants.


OPINION AND ORDER

MARTIN, District Judge:

Background

Defendant St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center ("SLRHC") is a hospital which is actually comprised of two separate facilities: St. Luke's, located in Manhattan at Amsterdam Avenue and 113th Street, and Roosevelt, located in Manhattan at Amsterdam Avenue and 59th Street. Originally completely distinct hospitals, the two merged in 1979 for financial reasons and now practically function as...

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