BURR v. SMITH

Civ. No. 8769.

322 F.Supp. 980 (1971)

Lester W. BURR et al., Plaintiffs, v. Sidney E. SMITH, individually and in his capacity as Director of the Department of Public Assistance of the State of Washington, Defendant.

United States District Court, W. D. Washington.

February 10, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Gant, Legal Services Center, Seattle, Wash., for plaintiffs.

Slade Gorton, Atty. Gen., Walter E. White, Asst. Atty. Gen., Olympia, Wash., for defendant.

Before HAMLEY, Circuit Judge, and LINDBERG and BEEKS, District Judges.


OPINION

LINDBERG, District Judge.

This is an action for injunctive and declaratory relief and damages brought to correct alleged violations of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Jurisdiction of this Court is invoked under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 28 U.S.C. § 1343. A three judge court has been requested under 28 U.S.C. §§ 2281 and 2284.

The case presents no factual issues. The parties have submitted the case to...

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