Legal Opinion
Ella Metcalf, Etc. v. Harold O. Swank, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 1, 1971No. 18136PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Circuit Judge.
This class action was brought pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, on behalf of all recipients of public aid in Illinois who are members of a family unit of two or more which pays more than $90.00 per month residence rental but receives $90.00 or less per month as a shelter allowance from the Illinois and the Cook County, Illinois, Departments of Public Aid.2 Defendants are the respective directors of the departments and are charged by law with the enforcement of the Illinois Public Aid Code.
Section 12-4.11 of the Illinois Public Aid Code,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- King v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- McNeese v. Board of Education for Community Unit School District 187 CahokiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Public Util. Comm'n of Cal. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
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3Cited by29 opinions
- McCray v. BurrellCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
- Doe v. MartinDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1975
- Ortega v. Merit InsuranceDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1977
- Chicago Welfare Rights Organization v. WeaverIllinois Supreme Court · 1973
- Brooks v. Center TownshipCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973
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