Baumes v. Lavine

This is a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 against the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services and the Commissioner of the Albany County Department of Social Services. The proceeding is brought on behalf of the individual petitioner and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated, pursuant to CPLR 1005.

The petitioners are recipients of public assistance in Albany County in the Federal category Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). They allege in their petition that they are destitute in that they lack essential furniture, particularly beds, and…