GIGUERE v. AFFLECK

Civ. A. No. 5273.

370 F.Supp. 154 (1974)

Aline GIGUERE et al. v. John J. AFFLECK, Individually and in his capacity as Director of the Rhode Island Department of Social and Rehabilitative Services.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

January 28, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Roney, and Jay C. Lipner, of R. I. Legal Services, Inc., Providence, R. I., for plaintiffs.

W. Slater Allen, Jr., and Donald P. Ryan, Asst. Attys. Gen., for R. I., Providence, R. I., for defendant.


OPINION

PETTINE, Chief Judge.

This civil class action for declaratory and injunctive relief alleges that the defendant, under color of state law, has deprived the plaintiffs and their class the rights and benefits to which they are entitled under the Federal Food Stamp Act, 7 U.S.C. § 2011 et seq., and the regulations and instructions promulgated thereunder by the United States Department of Agriculture.

Jurisdiction

It is urged...

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