HENRY v. GROSS

Nos. 405, 510, Dockets 85-7591, 85-7649.

803 F.2d 757 (1986)

Melba HENRY, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellee Cross-Appellant, v. George GROSS, as Commissioner of the New York City Human Resources Administration, and Martin Burdick, individually, and as Deputy Administrator of the New York City Human Resources Administration, Defendants-Appellants Cross-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided October 14, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cecilia Tso, New York City (Frederick A.O. Schwarz, Jr., of counsel), for defendants-appellants cross-appellees.

Stephen Loffredo, The Legal Aid Society, Bronx, N.Y. (Helen Hershkoff and Nancy Morawetz, New York City, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee cross-appellant.

Before TIMBERS, KEARSE and PRATT, Circuit Judges.


GEORGE C. PRATT, Circuit Judge:

In this action plaintiff, appearing individually and on behalf of others similarly situated, challenges the legality of the practices of the City of New York in its efforts to terminate the public assistance ("PA") benefits of PA recipients who have bank accounts with balances in excess of $1,000, which render their owners ineligible for PA benefits. Briefly stated, the challenged program (the "bank match" program) consists of matching...

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