Legal Opinion
Swift Ex Rel. Swift v. Blum
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 12, 1980No. 77 Civ. 2425 (HFW)PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WERKER, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Joanne Swift, individually, and on behalf of her minor daughter and on behalf of all persons similarly situated, brought this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and directly under the fourteenth amendment, against defendants 1 seeking declaratory and injunctive relief as well as monetary damages. 2 The complaint alleges violation of plaintiffs’ constitutional rights by defendants’ policy of automatically prorating public assistance grants when an individual who has no legal obligation to support a family receiving Aid to Families With Dependent…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Quern v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. United Mine Workers of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Maine v. ThiboutotSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- City of Detroit v. Grinnell Corporation, Manhattan-Ward, Incorporated v. Grinnell Corporation, 1225 Vine Street Building, Inc. v. Grinnell CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Stella STATHOS, Et Al., Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. Russell E. BOWDEN, Et Al., Defendants, AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
- D.D. v. M.T.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
- Brown v. GiulianiDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1994
- Ross v. SaltmarshDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1981
- Blowers v. Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Co.District Court, W.D. New York · 1981
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