SPIVEY v. BARRY

No. 80-2511.

665 F.2d 1222 (1981)

Renoldo L. SPIVEY, et al. v. Marion BARRY, Jr., as Mayor of the District of Columbia, et al., Appellants, Louline Green, Intervenor.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided September 9, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward E. Schwab, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., with whom Judith W. Rogers, Corp. Counsel, and Charles L. Reischel, Washington, D.C., Deputy Corp. Counsel, were on the brief, for appellants.

Laura W. S. Macklin, Washington, D.C., with whom Marilyn Mohrman-Gillis and Maureen Ward, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellees.

Before WILKEY and MIKVA, Circuit Judges, and GORDON, Senior United States District Court Judge for the Western District of Kentucky.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MIKVA.

MIKVA, Circuit Judge:

This is a class action brought by a class of indigent residents of the District of Columbia (hereinafter denominated "plaintiffs"), requesting declaratory and injunctive relief against the District of Columbia ("D.C."), its Mayor, and other D.C. officials charged with administering public health programs (collectively denominated "defendants"). Plaintiffs alleged that defendants had...

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