Metcalf v. Edelman

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

ROBSON, Chief Judge.

This matter is before the court on plaintiffs’ motion to determine a class pursuant to Rule 23, Fed.R.Civ.P. For the reasons set forth below, plaintiffs’ motion shall be denied.

Briefly stated, these actions are consolidated cases brought by public aid recipients. Defendants are the respective directors of the Illinois, DuPage County and Cook County Departments of Public Aid. The plaintiffs allege that they cannot obtain housing compatible with health and well-being under the existing shelter system provided by defendants, and plaintiffs seek declaratory…