Legal Opinion
Westberry v. Fisher
District Court, D. Maine
Decided October 25, 1980No. Civ. 10-80PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER OF THE COURT
GIGNOUX, District Judge.
This is a class action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1964) 1 against the Commission er and certain administrative personnel of the Maine State Department of Health and Welfare seeking a declaratory judgment, injunctive relief and damages. Federal jurisdiction was properly invoked under 28 U.S.C. § 1343 (3) and (4) (1964) 2 A Three-Judge District Court was convened as required by 28 U.S.C. § 2281 (1964). That Court held in an opinion dated March 21, 1969, Westberry v. Fisher, 297 F.Supp. 1109 (D.Me.1969), that Maine’s so-called “maximum grant”…
2Cases cited59 opinions
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Hans v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
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3Cited by49 opinions
- Sostre v. McGinnisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Bennett v. GravelleDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1971
- 12 Fair empl.prac.cas. 836, 11 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 10,755 Jane Monell v. Department of Social Services of the City of New York, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Rothstein v. WymanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Joe Harold Williams v. Lloyd Eaton, as Football Coach of the University of WyomingCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1971
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