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WISDOM v. NORTON

Civ. No. 15906.

372 F.Supp. 1190 (1974)

Barbara WISDOM et al. v. Nicholas NORTON, Commissioner of Welfare, State of Connecticut and Vincent B. Capuano, Director of Eligibility Services of the Connecticut State Welfare Department.

United States District Court, D. Connecticut.

January 3, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marilyn Kaplan Katz, Bridgeport Legal Services, Inc., Bridgeport, Conn., Diane Schneiderman, New Haven Legal Assistance Assoc., New Haven, Conn., for plaintiffs.

Francis J. MacGregor, Edward F. Pasiecznik, Asst. Attys. Gen., Hartford, Conn., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

ZAMPANO, District Judge.

The plaintiffs instituted this civil rights class action, pursuant to the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against the policy of the Connecticut Department of Welfare which denies Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) benefits to pregnant mothers and their unborn children. Jurisdiction of the cause is conferred by 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3) and (4), and by...

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