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LEGER v. SAILER

Civ. A. No. 69-2869.

321 F.Supp. 250 (1970)

Elsie Mary Jane LEGER, Beryl Jervis, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. William P. SAILER, individually and as the Executive Director of the Philadelphia County Board of Assistance. Stanley A. MILLER, individually and as Secretary of the Department of Public Welfare of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

United States District Court, E. D. Pennsylvania.

Probable Jurisdiction Noted December 14, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan M. Stein, Douglas G. Dye, Community Legal Services, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiffs.

Deputy Atty. Gen. Joseph P. Work, Harrisburg, Pa., for defendants.

Before ADAMS, Circuit Judge, and KRAFT and WOOD, District Judges.

Probable Jurisdiction Noted December 14, 1970. See 91 S.Ct. 355.

OPINION AND ORDER

ADAMS, Circuit Judge.

The issue in this case is whether Pennsylvania's general assistance program runs afoul of the United States Constitution because it provides welfare aid to United States citizens residing within the Commonwealth, but denies such aid to persons residing in the Commonwealth who are not United States...

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