McWilliams v. Staszak

The petitioner seeks an order, pursuant to CPLR article 78, directing respondent Staszak to provide hér with an emergency grant to pay overdue utility bills to respondent Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation. Further, petitioner seeks to have this court order the respondent to desist from his purported policy of denying emergency assistance cash grants to prevent shutoffs to recipients of supplementary security income (Federal program SSI promulgated January 1, 1974) and requiring respondent Lavine to promptly advise local social services districts that emergency assistance must be provided, upon…