Legal Opinion
Swift v. Toia
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 1, 1978No. 77 Civ. 2425 (HFW)PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
WERKER, District Judge.
Plaintiff Swift instituted suit on her own behalf and on behalf of her daughter against defendants Toia, Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services and Bates, Commissioner of the Westchester County Department of Social Services, in their official and individual capacities. She seeks injunctive and declaratory relief and monetary damages in this action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 1 and directly under the fourteenth amendment. Jurisdiction is predicated upon 28 U.S.C. §§ 1343(3) and 1331.
The complaint alleges a violation…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Foman v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by15 opinions
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