Legal Opinion
Georgia Townsend, (Cross-Appellants) v. Joel Edelman, Acting Successor to Edward T. Weaver, (Cross-Appellees)
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 2, 1975No. 73-1960, 73-1961PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal and cross-appeal raise two issues. First, whether a monetary award in the form of benefits withheld from the plaintiff class by defendant state officials is barred by the Eleventh Amendment. Second, whether attorneys’ fees can be assessed against the defendants for defending the Illinois statute and policy challenged by this action.
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In 1969 plaintiff Georgia Townsend, individually and on behalf of her daughter, intervened in this action seeking declaratory and injunctive relief restraining defendant state welfare officials from enforcing a state statute 1…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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- Mills v. Electric Auto-Lite Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- King v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Huddleston v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Serrano v. PriestCalifornia Supreme Court · 1977
- John C. Shimman v. International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 18Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- Rafael Santiago v. New York State Department of Correctional Services and Dr. Melvin J. Steinhart, New York State Department Correctional ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 95,623 Eckart R. Straub v. Vaisman and Company, Inc., a New Jersey CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Dennis v. ChangCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
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