STENSON v. BLUM

No. 78 Civ. 6044(RWS).

476 F.Supp. 1331 (1979)

Ellen STENSON, Individually and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. Barbara BLUM, Individually, and in her capacity as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services, Blanche Bernstein, Individually and in her capacity as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Social Services, and Joseph Califano, Jr., Secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Individually and as Secretary, Defendants.

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

September 18, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Legal Aid Soc., New York City, for plaintiff and intervenors.

Robert Abrams, Atty. Gen. of the State of New York, New York City, for defendant Blum by Marion R. Buchbinder, Asst. Atty. Gen., New York City, of counsel.

Joseph M. Armstrong, Sp. Asst. Corp. Counsel, New York City, for defendant Bernstein by Henry M. Adler, New York City, of counsel.

Robert B. Fiske, Jr., U. S. Atty., S. D. New York, New York City, for defendant Califano, Jr. by Thomas D. Warren, Sherry J. Leiwant, Asst. U. S. Attys., New York City, of counsel.


SWEET, District Judge.

Plaintiff Ellen Stenson ("Stenson") has moved individually and on behalf of other persons similarly situated, for declaratory and injunctive relief against Barbara Blum, individually and in her capacity as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services ("State defendant"), Blanche Bernstein, individually and in her former capacity as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Social Services ("City defendant"), and Joseph...

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