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DOE v. LAVINE

No. 72 Civ. 2517.

347 F.Supp. 357 (1972)

Nancy DOE, individually and on behalf of her minor child Mitchell, and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Muriel Moe, individually and on behalf of her minor child Christopher, and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. Abe LAVINE, individually and in his official capacity as Commissioner of the Department of Social Services of the State of New York, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S. D. New York.

Supplementary Opinion August 29, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marttie L. Thompson, New York City, for plaintiffs; Community Action for Legal Services, Inc., Mobilization for Youth Legal Services, Inc., Broome Legal Assistance Corp. (Binghamton) by Richard J. Hiller, Community Action for Legal Services, of counsel.

Louis J. Lefkowitz, Atty. Gen. of the State of New York, for defendants Abe Lavine and the New York State Dept. of Social Services, by Judith A. Gordon, New York City, of counsel.

J. Lee Rankin, Corp. Counsel of the City of New York, for defendants Jule Sugarman and New York City Dept. of Social Services, by John Nachazel, New York City, of counsel.

GURFEIN, District Judge.

This is a purported class action by mothers of needy and dependent children born out of wedlock on behalf of themselves, their minor children and all others similarly situated. Because of the circumstances, the Court has permitted the plaintiffs to sue in fictitious names upon filing their true names with the Court. See Doe v. Shapiro, 302 F.Supp. 761, 762...

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