DIAZ v. BLUM

No. 79 Civ. 0636.

479 F.Supp. 930 (1979)

Lydia DIAZ, Individually, and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated and Alfreida Harris, Ana Sanchez and Carmen Benitez, applicants for intervention, Plaintiffs, v. Barbara BLUM, Individually, and in her capacity as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services, Stanley Brezenoff, Individually, and in his capacity as Commissioner of the City of New York Department of Social Services, New York City Department of Social Services, New York State Department of Social Services, Peter Mullany, Individually, and in his capacity as Assistant Counsel to Barbara Blum, Martin Glover, Individually, and in his capacity as Supervising Hearing Officer, Arnold Mumford, Individually, and in his capacity as Director of the Melrose Income Maintenance Center, Roy Olsen, Individually, and in his capacity as Director of the Livingston Income Maintenance Center, Al Sawyer, Individually, and in his capacity as Director of the Lower Manhattan Income Maintenance Center, Ann Heasty, Individually, and in her capacity as Director of the Boulevard Income Maintenance Center, Defendants.

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

September 5, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lloyd B. Silverman, Bronx Legal Services Corp. C., New York City, for plaintiff and proposed intervenors Alfreida Harris, Ana Sanchez, Carmen Benitez, Margaret Rosettos and Beth Smith, Douglass J. Seidman and Alan H. Kleinman, New York City, of counsel.

Robert Abrams, Atty. Gen., New York City, for State defendants; A. Seth Greenwald, Kenneth A. Thomas, Asst. Attys. Gen., of counsel.

Allen G. Schwartz, Corp. Counsel, New York City, for City Defendants; Joseph F. Bruno, George Sawaya, New York City, of counsel.


OPINION

EDWARD WEINFELD, District Judge.

This action by Lydia Diaz, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, has brought in its wake a series of motions by Diaz, proposed intervenors and the defendants. Diaz and the proposed intervenors are recipients of public assistance, Aid to Families with Dependent Children ("AFDC"),1 under various provisions of the Social Security Act. Essentially, Diaz alleges that...

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