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CLARK v. MILWAUKEE COUNTY

No. 93-1695.

188 Wis.2d 171 (1994)

524 N.W.2d 382

Herbert A. CLARK, Individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. MILWAUKEE COUNTY and Milwaukee County Department of Social Services, Defendants-Respondents.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided December 7, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiffs-appellants there were briefs (in the court of appeals) by Patricia M. Cavey and Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee, Inc. and Jeffery R. Myer and Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc., all of Milwaukee and oral argument by Jeffery R. Myer.

For the defendants-respondents there was a brief (in the court of appeals) by John Jorgensen, corporation counsel, Milwaukee and oral argument by John Jorgensen.

JANINE P. GESKE, J.

This case is before the court on a petition to bypass the court of appeals, pursuant to §(Rule) 809.60, STATS. In February, 1990, Herbert A. Clark (Clark), a homeless resident of Milwaukee County (the County) and a recipient of general relief since January, 1990, filed a class action on behalf of himself and other County homeless residents who had applied for or received general relief. The suit alleged two statutory and two constitutional...

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