Ethel CALDWELL, Individually and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellee, and
Ella McCullough, Janet Richmond, Agnes Grant and Muriel Rothstein, as next friend of Belle Barnett, Individually and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Intervenors-Appellees,
v.
Barbara BLUM, as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services, Defendant-Appellant, and
James L. Covert, as Commissioner of the Madison County Department of Social Services, Madison County, New York, John L. Lascaris, as Commissioner of the Onondaga County Department of Social Services, Onondaga County, New York, Joseph P. Menaldino, as Commissioner of the Warren County Department of Social Services, Warren County, New York, Robert E. Laundree, as Commissioner of the Essex County Department of Social Services, Essex County, New York, Gabriel T. Russo, as Commissioner of the Monroe County Department of Social Services, Monroe County, New York, Defendants-Appellees.
Anita PERITO and James Perito, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, and
Louis Friedman, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellee,
v.
Barbara BLUM, Individually and as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services, Defendant-Appellant, and
Blanche Bernstein, Individually and as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Social Services, Defendant-Appellee.
Jennie LANDERS, Plaintiff-Appellee, and
Josephine Maniccia, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellee,
v.
Barbara BLUM, Individually and as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services, Defendant-Appellant, and
David R. Adinolfi, as Commissioner of the Cortland County Department of Social Services, Cortland County, New York, Defendant-Appellee.
Julia WHITLOCK, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Barbara BLUM, as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services, Defendant-Appellant, and
Robert Wagner, as Commissioner of the Tompkins County Department of Social Services, Tompkins County, New York, Defendant-Appellee.