STIEBERGER v. SULLIVAN

No. 84 Civ. 1302 (LBS).

792 F.Supp. 1376 (1992)

Theresa STIEBERGER, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

June 22, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jane E. Booth, Director of Litigation, Civ. Appeals & Law Reform Unit, The Legal Aid Society (Matthew Diller, of counsel), Legal Services for the Elderly (David S. Udell, Jonathan A. Weiss, of counsel), Nancy Morawetz, Burt Neuborne, New York City, for plaintiff class.

M.F.Y. Legal Services (Jill Ann Boskey, Wayne G. Hawley, of counsel), New York City, for plaintiffs, Stieberger, Sullivan, Happy and plaintiff class.

O. Peter Sherwood, Corp. Counsel of the City of New York (Neil Corwin, of counsel), New York City, for plaintiff The City of New York.

U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Federal Programs Branch (Brook Hedge, Brian G. Kennedy, Terry M. Henry, of counsel), Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Donald A. Gonya, Chief Counsel for Social Security, Randolph W. Gaines, Deputy Chief Counsel for Social Security, A. George Lowe, Deputy Chief Counsel for Disability Litigation (Donna J. Fuchsluger, Marlene W. Heiser, Attorneys, Social Sec. Div., of counsel), Washington, D.C., for defendants.


OPINION

SAND, District Judge.

On June 18, 1992, pursuant to a notice adequately disseminated to the class, this Court held a hearing on the proposed settlement set forth herein. No one appeared in opposition to the proposed settlement. The Court stated its view that the settlement is in all respects fair and appropriate and that the compromises represented therein constitute a reasonable balance, especially bearing in mind the length of time that would elapse...

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