Legal Opinion
Jiggetts v. Dowling
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 21, 2005PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Buckley, P.J.
The proposed intervenors seek to resuscitate an expired action, already tried to final judgment, and to metamorphose it into an entirely new matter, entailing different facts, subsequently enacted statutes, and novel legal theories.
This class action for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief was commenced in 1987, on behalf of recipients of public assistance residing in New York City, challenging the adequacy of shelter allowances paid by defendants under the federally funded Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), promulgated in New York State as…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Jiggetts v. GrinkerNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- McVay v. WingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- Jiggetts v. DowlingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- Shubrick v. WingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- Jiggetts v. DowlingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
3Cited by6 opinions
- People v. WoodAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- Brownley v. DoarNew York Court of Appeals · 2009
- People v. ThainNew York Supreme Court · 2009
- Brownley v. DoarNew York Supreme Court · 2006
- Brownley v. DoarAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
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