Legal Opinion
Alexander v. Polk
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 29, 1983No. Civ. A. 78-2594PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LUONGO, Chief Judge.
In August, 1978, this action was filed against the City of Philadelphia and individual City officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, challenging the City’s administration of the Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), 42 U.S.C. § 1786. 1 Plaintiffs sought injunctive relief and damages related to the City’s decision to institute the priority program described in the regulations, 7 C.F.R. § 246.7, which resulted in the removal from the WIC program of all four-year-olds in the Priority V group. Plaintiffs also challenged the City’s failure to provide…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Alexander v. PolkCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- Cummings v. ConnellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
- Cummings v. ConnellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
- Skevofilax v. QuigleyDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1984
- Wagner v. GENESEE COUNTY BD. OF COM'RSDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1985
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