MARTINEZ v. MAHER

No. B-78-194 Civ.

485 F.Supp. 1264 (1980)

Judith MARTINEZ and Johnny Doe, by his mother and next friend, Jane Doe, on their own behalf and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. Edward W. MAHER, Commissioner of the State of Conn. Dept. of Social Services, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Connecticut.

February 27, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert F. Echols, Marilyn Kaplan Katz, Bridgeport, Conn., Edward Mattison, Tech. Assistance Program, New Haven, Conn., JoAnne Miner, Conn. Legal Services, Danielson, Conn., for plaintiffs.

Paul M. Shapiro, Hugh Barber, Francis J. MacGregor, Asst. Attys. Gen., Hartford, Conn., for defendant.


MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

DALY, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION.

Two recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) funds have brought this case on behalf of all Connecticut AFDC recipients who, because they live with a needy relative excluded from the AFDC unit by operation of federal law, make up an AFDC "family of one." Plaintiffs challenge the standards of need that the Department of Income Maintenance (the Department) uses...

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