SHANDS v. TULL

No. 78-2247.

602 F.2d 1156 (1979)

Lorraine SHANDS, Individually and on behalf of all persons similarly situated, v. Thomas TULL, Individually and in his capacity as Director of the Camden County Welfare Board, and G. Thomas Riti, Individually and in his capacity as Director of the Division of Public Welfare of the State of New Jersey, and Ann Klein, Individually and in her capacity as Commissioner of the Department of Institutions and agencies of the State of New Jersey. Winslow L. THOMAS, Individually and on behalf of all persons similarly situated, v. David MATHEWS, Individually and in his capacity as Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, and Ann Klein, Individually and in her capacity as Commissioner of the Department of Institutions and Agencies of the State of New Jersey, and G. Thomas Riti, Individually and in his capacity as Director of the Division of Public Welfare of the State of New Jersey. Alvania RICHBERG, Individually and on behalf of all persons similarly situated, v. Joseph CALIFANO, Jr., Individually and in his capacity as Secretary of the U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, and Ann Klein, Individually and in her capacity as Commissioner of the Department of Institutions and Agencies of the State of New Jersey, and G. Thomas Riti, Individually and in his capacity as Director of the Division of Public Welfare of the State of New Jersey. Ann Klein and G. Thomas Riti, Director, New Jersey Division of Public Welfare, New Jersey Commissioner of Human Services, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided July 24, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Degnan, Atty. Gen., N. J., Stephen Skillman, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jeffrey W. Jones (argued), Deputy Atty. Gen., Trenton, N. J., for appellants.

Donald M. Ackerman, Thomas Wuersig, Camden Regional Legal Services, Inc., Camden, N. J., for appellees.

Before ADAMS, ROSENN, Circuit Judges, and LAYTON, District Judge.


OPINION OF THE COURT

ROSENN, Circuit Judge.

In this case we must consider the role of the federal courts in enforcing federal regulations governing state welfare programs that receive federal subsidies. The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey enjoined the State of New Jersey ("New Jersey" or the "State") from violating a federal regulation that requires the State to take final administrative action within ninety days on any appeal...

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