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MORRELL v. HARRIS

Civ. A. No. 80-3514.

505 F.Supp. 1063 (1981)

Shirley MORRELL, Dorothy Scott, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Patricia Roberts HARRIS, Secretary of HEW.

United States District Court, E. D. Pennsylvania.

January 26, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Community Legal Services, Richard Weishaupt and David Giles, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiff.

Gary Tilles, Asst. U. S. Atty., Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant.

OPINION

JOSEPH S. LORD, III, Chief Judge.

I. Introduction

This proposed class action challenges the defendant's policy on cost-of-living increases in Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. Defendant does not apply the automatic cost-of-living increase provided by law to the disputed benefit amounts SSI recipients receive pending hearings on proposed reductions, suspensions, or terminations of their benefits.

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