CUSTOM v. QUERN

No. 76 C 354.

482 F.Supp. 1000 (1980)

Earnest CUSTOM and Chicago Welfare Rights Organization, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. Arthur QUERN, in his official capacity as the Director of the Illinois Department of Public Aid, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, N. D. Illinois, E. D.

January 7, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Jay Hess and James D. Weill, Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs.

Peter M. Trobe, Mark Pearlstein, Sp. Asst. Attys. Gen., Chicago, Ill., for defendants.


MEMORANDUM DECISION

MARSHALL, District Judge.

In this class action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiffs challenged the defendants' method of processing applications under the Illinois General Assistance Program. Plaintiffs, who are Chicago resident applicants for benefits under the program, alleged that defendant Illinois Department of Public Aid (IDPA) imposed unreasonable delays in processing applications, contrary to plaintiffs' Fourteenth...

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