Legal Opinion
Burrell v. Norton
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided August 2, 1974No. Civ. H-148PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
BLUMENFELD, District Judge.
In this action plaintiffs challenge the constitutionality of § 5030(6) of the Connecticut Welfare Manual, Volume 1, which pertains to emergency assistance to welfare recipients in certain “catastrophic” circumstances. A cause of action is stated under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and jurisdiction is proper under 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3). Plaintiffs seek declaratory and other relief, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201, 2202, Fed.R.Civ.P. 57, but do not seek injunctive relief. 1
The intervening plaintiff Valestine McNatt and the defendant Commissioner of Welfare…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Baxstrom v. HeroldSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- McGinnis v. RoysterSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Jimenez v. WeinbergerSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Stratos v. Department of Public WelfareMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Williams v. WohlgemuthCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Bacon v. ToiaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1977
- Williams v. WohlgemuthDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1975
- Ingerson v. SharpDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1976
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