ASSOCIATION OF RESIDENTIAL RESOURCES MINN. v. GOMEZ

Nos. 94-1801, 94-1865 and 94-2432.

51 F.3d 137 (1995)

ASSOCIATION OF RESIDENTIAL RESOURCES IN MINNESOTA, INC.; Christian Concerns, Inc., Plaintiffs, Hiawatha Homes, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant, Mtai Gladson; Portland Residence, Inc.; Rainbow Residences; Rem-Buffalo, Inc.; St. Camillus Place; St. Stephen Group Home; Woodvale Dodge Center; Earl English, by Violet Burke, his mother and guardian; Sharon Jones, by Richard Jones, her father and guardian; Mark Pearson, by Pat and G. William Pearson, his parents and next friends; Joseph Trepanier, by Charles E. and Helen Trepanier, his parents and guardians; Kelly Kvenlog; Katherine Maiden; Barbara Miller; Thomas Kreiner; Linda Woroel, Plaintiffs, v. Maria GOMEZ, individually, and in her capacity as commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Services, Defendant-Appellee. ASSOCIATION OF RESIDENTIAL RESOURCES IN MINNESOTA, INC.; Christian Concerns, Inc.; Hiawatha Homes, Inc.; Mtai Gladson; Portland Residence, Inc.; Rainbow Residences; Rem-Buffalo, Inc.; St. Camillus Place; St. Stephen Group Home; Woodvale Dodge Center; Earl English, by Violet Burke, his mother and guardian, Plaintiffs, Sharon Jones, by Richard Jones, her father and guardian; Mark Pearson, by Pat and G. William Pearson, his parents and next friends; Joseph Trepanier, by Charles E. and Helen Trepanier, his parents and guardians; Kelly Kvenlog; Katherine Maiden; Barbara Miller; Thomas Kreiner; Linda Woroel, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Maria GOMEZ, individually, and in her capacity as commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Services, Defendant-Appellee. ASSOCIATION OF RESIDENTIAL RESOURCES IN MINNESOTA, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, Christian Concerns, Inc., Plaintiff, Hiawatha Homes, Inc.; Mtai Gladson, Plaintiffs-Appellants, Portland Residence, Inc., Plaintiff, Rainbow Residences; Rem-Buffalo, Inc.; St. Camillus Place; St. Stephen Group Home; Woodvale Dodge Center, Plaintiffs-Appellants, Earl English, by Violet Burke, his mother and guardian, Plaintiff, Sharon Jones, by Richard Jones, her father and guardian; Mark Pearson, by Pat and G. William Pearson, his parents and next friends; Joseph Trepanier, by Charles E. and Helen Trepanier, his parents and guardians; Kelly Kvenlog, Plaintiffs-Appellants, Katherine Maiden, Plaintiff, Barbara Miller, Plaintiff-Appellant, Thomas Kreiner, Plaintiff, Linda Woroel, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Maria GOMEZ, individually, and in her capacity as commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Services, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided March 30, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory R. Merz, Minneapolis, MN, argued (Thomas Darling and Gregory Merz, on the brief), for appellant.

John L. Kirwin, St. Paul, MN, argued (Hubert H. Humphrey, III and John L. Kirwin, on the brief), for appellee.

Before BOWMAN, BEAM, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.


BEAM, Circuit Judge.

A Minnesota rule classifies certain private and public facilities differently for purposes of Medicaid reimbursement. The district court1 held that the rule did not violate the Equal Protection Clause. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Medicaid2 is a joint federal-state program designed to provide health care for needy individuals. Medicaid recipients do not receive direct cash...

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