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GREER v. BLUM

No. 78 Civ. 1310.

462 F.Supp. 619 (1978)

Sandra GREER, Individually and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated, Plaintiff, and Juanita Rodriguez, Rosa Velasquez, Ana Otero, Maria Burgos, Consuelo Nunez, Margie Goodman, and Rosa Gonzalez, Individually and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Intervenors, v. Barbara B. BLUM, Individually and in her capacity as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services, and Blanche Bernstein, Individually and in her capacity as Commissioner of the City of New York Department of Social Services, Defendants.

United States District Court, S. D. New York.

November 3, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael D. Hampden, The Legal Aid Society, New York City, for plaintiff and plaintiffs-intervenors; Ian F. Feldman, New York City, of counsel.

Louis J. Lefkowitz, Atty. Gen. of the State of N. Y., New York City, for defendant Blum; Barry R. Fertel, Deputy Asst. Atty. Gen., New York City, of counsel.

Allen G. Schwartz, Corp. Counsel, New York City, for defendant Bernstein; Robert Deutsch, New York City, of counsel.

OPINION

EDWARD WEINFELD, District Judge.

The defendant Blum, Acting Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services ("State"), moves to dismiss the complaint; the proposed intervenors move to join this action; and plaintiff Sandra Greer moves to certify this as a class action.

Greer's amended and supplemental complaint, which the Court hereby grants leave to file, challenges alleged policies and practices of the State and of the...

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