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WHITE v. ROUGHTON

No. 81-2971.

689 F.2d 118 (1982)

Leon WHITE, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. C. Vaughn ROUGHTON, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 9, 1982.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied November 9, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Bell, Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance, Champaign, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Gregory E. Pelini, Urbana, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before ESCHBACH, POSNER and COFFEY, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied November 9, 1982.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

The township of Champaign, Illinois has a program called "General Assistance" by which it provides money to poor people out of its tax revenues. This appeal arises out of a class action that was brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against officials of the township on behalf of recipients of and applicants for General Assistance, alleging that the township's failure to promulgate...

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