The following excerpt is from Clove Lakes Nursing Home v. Whalen, 383 N.E.2d 106, 410 N.Y.S.2d 804, 45 N.Y.2d 873 (N.Y. 1978):
Particularly instructive is the Mathews case in which it was said (p. 349, 96 S.Ct. p. 909): "All that is necessary is that the procedures be tailored, in light of the decision to be made, to 'the capacities and circumstances of those who are to be heard,' Goldberg v. Kelly, 397 U.S., at 268-269, 90 S.Ct. 1011 (footnote omitted), to insure that they are given a meaningful opportunity to present their case. In assessing what process is due in this case, substantial weight must be given to the good-faith judgments of the individuals charged * * * with
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