SIMER v. RIOS

No. 80-2544.

661 F.2d 655 (1981)

Elsie SIMER, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Richard J. RIOS, Acting Director of Community Services Administration; Community Services Administration, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 7, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack L. Block, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Lawrence Wimbush, Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae.

Neil H. Koslowe, Counsel Civ. Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for defendants-appellees.

Before SWYGERT, Senior Circuit Judge, and PELL and WOOD, Circuit Judges.


HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.

This case raises many issues concerning the legality and eventual vacating of a settlement agreement entered into by the plaintiffs and the Community Services Administration (CSA).

I.

Suit was initiated on September 24, 1979 by eight individuals and Gray Panthers of Chicago, an unincorporated non-profit organization, as a class action. The complaint alleged several claims against CSA for its administration of...

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