THERIAULT v. BRENNAN

Civ. No. 80-0046 P.

488 F.Supp. 286 (1980)

Marie THERIAULT, of Presque Isle, County of Aroostook, State of Maine and Elin McKinneon, of Surry, County of Hancock, State of Maine, on their own behalves and on behalf of all those similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. The Honorable Joseph E. BRENNAN, Governor of the State of Maine; Timothy P. Wilson, Director, Division of Community Services; their employees, agents, assigns and successors in office; and the State of Maine, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Maine.

March 26, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan W. Calkins, Lucinda E. White, Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc., Portland, Me., John Whitehouse Cobb, Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc., Bangor, Me., for plaintiffs.

Rufus Brown, Asst. Atty. Gen., Augusta, Me., for defendants.


MEMORANDUM OF OPINION AND ORDER

MITCHELL, District Judge.

This action for declaratory and injunctive relief was brought on February 6, 1980 by two Maine citizens who have received assistance under the Energy Crisis Assistance Program (ECAP), a federal program designed to help low-income persons meet the burden of increased energy costs during this winter heating season. The suit challenges Defendants' administration of the program, particularly (1) their...

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