Legal Opinion
Grant v. Cohen
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 5, 1985No. Civ. A. 84-5096PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
GILES, District Judge.
Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 23(a), plaintiffs have moved for certification of a class consisting “of all residents of Pennsylvania requesting or eligible for the addition of children to their Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) grants, upon the children’s return from foster care placements.” 1 On behalf of the proposed class, the named plaintiffs, Mary Grant, Dorothy Perry and the Philadelphia Citizens in Action Group, seek both declaratory and injunctive relief which would ultimately result in defendants being judicially compelled to coordinate state…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- City of Los Angeles v. LyonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- O'Shea v. LittletonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Flast v. CohenSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Havens Realty Corp. v. ColemanSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Richard Royce Collection Ltd. v. New York City Shoes, Inc. (In Re New York City Shoes, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1988
- Gerst v. West Poplar Apartments (In Re Gerst)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1989
- American Ass'n of Retired Persons v. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1987