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KNIGHT v. BOWEN

Civ. A. Nos. 80-892-K, 80-2088-K and 85-224-K.

690 F.Supp. 1121 (1987)

Virginia KNIGHT, on behalf of herself and all other persons similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al., Defendants. Anna O'MALLEY, on behalf of herself and all other persons similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al., Defendants. Alexandria CURNOW, Plaintiff, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

June 30, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laura M. Rosenthal, Lead Counsel, Mass. Law Reform Institute, Audrey Zucker, Greater Boston Legal Services, Boston, Mass., Peter Benjamin, Western Mass. Legal Services, Springfield, Mass., for Virginia Knight.

Garrick F. Cole, Asst. Atty. Gen., Boston, Mass., Lisa Levy, for State defendant.

Jeff Robbins, Asst. U.S. Atty., Boston, Mass., for Federal defendant.

Mark Coven, Greater Boston Elderly Legal Services, Audrey Zucker, Greater Boston Legal Services, Boston, Mass., for Anna O'Malley.

Joan C. Stoddard, Office of the Atty. Gen., Boston, Mass., Patti Saris, Asst. U.S. Atty., for Patricia R. Harris, Secretary of Health, Educ. and Welfare, John Pratt, Com'r of the Dept. of Public Welfare of the Com. of Mass.

Peter Benjamin, W. Mass. Legal Services, Springfield, Mass., for Alexandria Curnow.

Henry L. Rigali, Asst. U.S. Atty., for Secretary of Health and Human Services.

KEETON, District Judge.

By agreement of the parties, this case was submitted to the court for decision based upon the administrative record and the parties' recent submissions, (Docket Nos. 49, 50, 53, 56, and 57). This case arose from the decision by the defendant, the Secretary of Health and Human Services ("Secretary"), to reduce the Supplementary Security Income grants received by the plaintiffs and the members of the class they represent which was certified by...

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