Legal Opinion
Metcalf v. Swank
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided November 12, 1968No. 68 C 1226PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS
Before SWYGERT, Circuit Judge, and ROBSON and PARSONS, District Judges. ROBSON, District Judge:
The defendants have moved to dismiss. For the reasons set forth below, this court is of the opinion that the motions should be granted, and the case remanded to a single-judge court.
This is a class action by people on public assistance from the State of Illinois who have large families, and who live in inadequate housing that costs more than $90 per month. These plaintiffs are before this three-judge court to challenge the constitutionality of the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Flemming v. NestorSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- King v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Phillips v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Harmon v. BruckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Williams v. DandridgeDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1969
- Metcalf v. EdelmanDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1974
- Westberry v. FisherDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1980
- Ella Metcalf, Etc. v. Harold O. Swank, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
- Dews v. HenryDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 1969
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