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RHODE ISLAND F. WELF. RTS. ORG. v. DEPARTMENT OF S. & R. SERV.

Civ. A. No. 4567.

329 F.Supp. 860 (1971)

The RHODE ISLAND FAIR WELFARE RIGHTS ORGANIZATION et al., Plaintiffs, v. The DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

July 27, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cary J. Coen, John M. Roney, R. I. Legal Services, Inc., Providence, R. I., Adele M. Blong, Steven J. Cole, Center on Social Welfare Policy and Law, New York City, for plaintiffs.

Richard J. Israel, Atty. Gen., W. Slater Allen, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Providence, R. I., for defendants.

Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare by Lincoln C. Almond, U. S. Atty., D. R. I., Providence, R. I., amicus curiae.

General Assembly of R. I. by William G. Gilroy, Providence, R. I., amicus curiae.

OPINION

PETTINE, Chief Judge.

A review of the brief but frenetic history of this action is essential to an understanding of its present posture.

I

Procedural History

As originally filed, the class action plaintiffs herein, who purport to represent the entire class of Rhode Island recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (hereinafter AFDC), challenged a March 25, 1971 order of the Director of the Rhode Island Department...

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