VARSALONA v. PERALES


143 Misc.2d 987 (1989)

In the Matter of Ben Varsalona, Petitioner, v. Cesar Perales, as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court, Kings County.

June 9, 1989


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Gray, Jr., for petitioner. Robert Abrams, Attorney-General, for Cesar Perales, respondent. Peter L. Zimroth, Corporation Counsel, for William J. Grinker, as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Social Services, respondent.


SAMUEL GREENSTEIN, J.

The only issue remaining before the court in this proceeding under CPLR article 78 is whether the petitioner is entitled to recover attorneys' fees pursuant to 42 USC §§ 1983 and 1988.

Petitioner was informed in late June 1987 that his public assistance grant under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program (A.F.D.C.), 42 USC § 601 et seq., was being...

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