PRICE v. COHEN

Civ. A. No. 83-2024.

565 F.Supp. 657 (1983)

James PRICE, Lois Green, Peggy Stuart, Andrew Talley, Delores Busch, Anthony Gooden, Toni Cobb, Cynthia Rivers, Patricia Dogma and Tammy Craig, individually and on behalf of all similarly situated persons, v. Walter COHEN, individually and in his official capacity as Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, and Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

May 27, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steve Gold, Paul Bender, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiffs.

Stanley Islipakoff, Philadelphia, Pa., John G. Knorr, III, John Krill, Harrisburg, Pa., for defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

WEINER, District Judge.

Before this court is the question of whether the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is constitutionally permitted to deny welfare benefits for nine months of the year to those residents who would otherwise be entitled to such benefits for the entire twelve months but for the fact that they are between the ages of 18 and 45 and fail to meet specific categories established by the legislation at issue. After reviewing...

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