Legal Opinion
Roselli v. Affleck
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided February 25, 1974No. Civ. A. 5359PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PETTINE, Chief Judge.
The named plaintiffs bring this action on their own behalf and, pursuant to Rule 23, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, on behalf of all other Rhode Island recipients of financial assistance under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children Program, “AFDC”, who are residing in and obligated to pay for housing other than that financed and operated by Public Housing Authorities created pursuant to General Laws of Rhode Island, section 45-21-1 et seq.
On November 1, 1973 the defendant instituted a so-called “flat grant” system providing for a consolidated payment to…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Rosado v. WymanSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- King v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Helvering v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Lewis v. MartinSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Lassen v. Arizona Ex Rel. Arizona Highway DepartmentSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Grace B. Blue v. Clifton M. Craig, Commissioner of the North Carolina Department of Social ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
- Leonard Andrews v. Edward W. Maher, Successor to Nicholas Norton, Individually and as Commissioner of Welfare, State of ConnecticutCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Roseanna Roselli v. John J. Affleck, Individually and in His Capacity as Director of the Rhode Island Department of Social and Rehabilitative ServicesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
- Sweeney v. AffleckDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1983
- Houston Welfare Rights Organization, Inc. v. Raymond W. Vowell, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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