Legal Opinion
Wilkins v. Perales
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 18, 1985PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Eugene R. Wolin, J.
The plaintiffs in this action are the homeless. Often afflicted with a physical or emotional handicap, these destitute men and women are relegated to living in either the streets or the shelter facilities operated by the City of New York. By this action they seek an order directing the Commissioner of the Department of Social Services (hereinafter DSS) to enforce certain regulations, which establish maximum limits for the capacity of each shelter facility.1 The matter is now before the court on the motion of the plaintiffs for partial summary judgment…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Klostermann v. CuomoNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Jones v. BermanNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Dairylea Cooperative, Inc. v. WalkleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Boryszewski v. BrydgesNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Jones v. BeameNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Henrietta D. v. GiulianiDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2000
- New York City Coalition to End Lead Poisoning v. KochNew York Supreme Court · 1987
- Doe v. DinkinsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- City of New York v. New York State Division of the BudgetNew York Supreme Court · 1994