Hayes v. Ohio Department of Public Welfare

DECISION AND ENTRY ON PENDING MOTIONS; DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS SUSTAINED; DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO DISMISS AND TO JOIN PARTIES HELD NOT RIPE FOR DECISION AND NOT RULED UPON; PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION HELD NOT RIPE FOR DECISION AND NOT RULED UPON; INSTRUCTIONS TO PLAINTIFFS’ COUNSEL

RICE, District Judge.

This action involves a federal constitutional challenge to an administrative decision by the Ohio Department of Public Welfare (ODPW) to deny certain public welfare benefits to persons allegedly receiving aid from programs run by the Ohio Department of Mental Health…