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COOPER v. LAUPHEIMER

Civ. A. No. 69-2421.

316 F.Supp. 264 (1970)

Cleora COOPER, individually and on behalf of her minor children, Julius Williams and Darryl Cooper, Marie Hicks, individually and on behalf of her minor children, Eric Hicks and Tramel Hicks, Hazel Chance, individually and on behalf of her minor children, Benita Chance, Benjamin Chance, Ronne Chance, and Anthony Chance, Nancy Bullett, individually and on behalf of her minor children, Caroline Denise Bullett, Paul Bullett, Ave Marie Bullett, Andre Bullett, and Machael Bullett, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. Alfred J. LAUPHEIMER, Sr., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E. D. Pennsylvania.

April 16, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas G. Dye, Philadelphia, Jonathan M. Stein, Charles H. Baron, and Harvey N. Schmidt, Community Legal Services, Inc., Philadelphia, for plaintiffs.

William C. Sennett, Atty. Gen. of Pa., Joseph P. Work, Deputy Atty. Gen., and Jacques H. Fox, Asst. Atty. Gen., for defendants.

Before HASTIE and GANEY, Circuit Judges, and WRIGHT, District Judge.

OPINION

WRIGHT, District Judge.

I.

This is a class action for declaratory and injunctive relief under the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1983.1 Plaintiffs attack the constitutionality of statewide regulations2 of the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, thereby invoking the provisions of 28 U.S.C. §§ 2281, 2284, and this three-judge court was convened. Jurisdiction for...

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