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DUPLER v. CITY OF PORTLAND

Civ. Nos. 74-134-SD, 74-79-ND.

421 F.Supp. 1314 (1976)

Marlene DUPLER and Eva Dare, for themselves and others similarly situated, of Portland, Maine, Plaintiffs, v. The CITY OF PORTLAND and David Bittenbender, in his official capacity as Welfare Director of the City of Portland, Defendants. Dale A. ROY et al., Plaintiffs, v. OVERSEERS OF THE POOR OF the CITY OF PRESQUE ISLE et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Maine, N. D. and S. D.

October 26, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Mittel, and Susan Calkins, Portland, Me., for plaintiffs in No. 74-134-SD.

William J. O'Brien, Charles A. Lane, Ellen Egan George, Legal Dept., City of Portland, Portland, Me., for defendants in No. 74-134-SD.

Robert E. Mittel, and Susan Calkins, Portland, Me., Robert Schwartz, Food Research & Action Center, New York City, for plaintiffs in No. 74-79-ND.

Charles A. Lane, Portland, Me., Hugo A. Olore, Jr., and John C. Walker, Presque Isle, Me., for defendants in No. 74-79-ND.

OPINION AND ORDER OF THE COURT

GIGNOUX, District Judge.

These are class actions seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against the reduction of general assistance benefits as a consequence of the receipt of federal food stamps, alleged to be in violation of Section 2019(d) of the Federal Food Stamp Act, 7 U.S.C. § 2019(d) (Supp.1976). Plaintiffs in each case are recipients of federal food stamps who allege that their general assistance benefits have...

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