Legal Opinion
Westberry v. Fisher
District Court, D. Maine
Decided October 25, 1980No. Civ. A. 10-80PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GIGNOUX, District Judge.
This is a class action against the Commissioner and certain administrative personnel of the Maine State Department of Health and Welfare seeking a declaratory judgment, injunctive relief and damages. 1 Jurisdiction is properly invoked under the Civil Rights Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3) and (4), and 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and a three-judge District Court has been convened as required by 28 U.S.C. § 2281. King v. Smith, 392 U.S. 309, 88 S.Ct. 2128, 20 L.Ed.2d 1118 (1968). At issue is the validity of Maine’s so-called “maximum grant” and “maximum budget” regulations, which…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Sherbert v. VernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Speiser v. RandallSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- King v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Manistee Bank & Trust Co. v. McGowanMichigan Supreme Court · 1975
- Rosado v. WymanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- Westberry v. FisherDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1980
- Jefferson v. HackneyDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1969
- Rosado v. WymanDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1969
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