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STENSON v. BLUM

No. 78 Civ. 6044 (RWS).

512 F.Supp. 680 (1981)

Ellen STENSON, Individually and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated, Plaintiff, 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 New York City Department of Social Services; and Patricia Harris, Individually and in her capacity as Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare of the United States, Defendants.

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

March 26, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Legal Aid Society Civil Division, Civil Appeals & Law Reform Unit, New York City, for plaintiff; Kalman Finkel, Attorney in Charge, Civil Division, John E. Kirklin, Director of Litigation, Arthur J. Fried, Civil Appeals & Law Reform Unit, New York City, Joan Mangones, Attorney in Charge, Ann Moynihan, Staten Island, N. Y., Paula Galowitz, New York City, of counsel.

Robert Abrams, Atty. Gen. of the State of New York, New York City, for defendants; Marion Buchbinder, Asst. Atty. Gen., New York City, of counsel.

OPINION

SWEET, District Judge.

In this, the final installment in this difficult litigation, attorneys for the plaintiff class seek an award of $118,968 as payment for their services in connection with their conduct of this action. The motion is granted.

The factual background of, and legal issues raised by, this civil rights action are largely set forth in a prior opinion of this court, Stenson v....

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