ANDREWS v. MAHER

No. 20, Docket 75-7029.

525 F.2d 113 (1975)

Leonard ANDREWS et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Edward W. MAHER, Successor to Nicholas Norton, Individually and as Commissioner of Welfare, State of Connecticut, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided October 24, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Sturdevant, Rockville, Conn. (Tolland-Windham Legal Assistance Program, Inc., Mary Ann Conklin, Rockville, Conn., Charles A. Pirro, III, Fairfield County Legal Services, Inc., South Norwalk, Conn., David B. Spanier, Legal Aid Society of Hartford County, Hartford, Conn., on the brief), for plaintiffs-appellants.

Francis J. MacGregor, Asst. Atty. Gen., Hartford, Conn. (Carl R. Ajello, Atty. Gen., on the brief), for defendants-appellees.

Before MOORE, FEINBERG and OAKES, Circuit Judges.


FEINBERG, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Leonard Andrews and six other welfare recipients, on behalf of themselves and all persons similarly situated, appeal from a decision of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, dismissing their action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against defendants, the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Welfare. Plaintiffs sought to enjoin defendants from requiring welfare recipients to...

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