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ROLDAN v. MINTER

Civ. A. No. 73-3418-G.

409 F.Supp. 663 (1976)

Dominga Merced ROLDAN et al., Plaintiffs, v. Steven A. MINTER, Commissioner of Massachusetts Dept. of Public Welfare, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

March 4, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Peter Anderson, Charles R. Capace, Mass. Law Reform Institute, Boston, Mass., William A. Breitbart, Western Mass. Legal Services, Springfield, Mass., Hollis Young, Greater Boston Legal Services, Boston, Mass., for plaintiffs.

Danielle E. De Benedictis, Asst. Atty. Gen., Kenneth Behar, Boston, Mass., for defendants.

Before McENTEE, Circuit Judge, and GARRITY and MURRAY, District Judges.

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION DISMISSING THE COMPLAINT

GARRITY, District Judge.

This is a class action in which the plaintiffs Dominga Roldan and Mary Mercer sue Steven Minter, the State Welfare Commissioner, and others, challenging a Welfare Department Letter pursuant to which that department determines eligibility for Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) benefits. They claim that State Letter 314 is unconstitutional under the due process and equal protection...

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