Legal Opinion
Gladys Podriguez, Mrs. Loretta Smith, Plaintiffs-Intervenors-Appellees v. Harold O. Swank
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 9, 1974No. 73-1252, 73-1253PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
In October 1970, the district court ordered the Illinois Department of Public Aid to process all applications for assistance under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children Program (“AFDC”) within 30 days from the time they are filed. 2 A supplemental order was entered in February 1972 to enforce compliance with the earlier order. Because incomplete compliance persisted with respect to the 1970 order, plaintiffs moved in October 1972 for further remedies, suggesting two possible solutions. The first was a “presumptive eligibility” concept whereby any applicant who…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. United Mine Workers of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Graham v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Jane Fortin, Etc. v. Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public WelfareCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- Berger v. HecklerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- Berger v. HecklerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- Elena Class v. Nicholas NortonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Ollie Smith v. Jeffrey C. Miller, Director, Illinois Department of Public AidCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
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