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KEESEY v. LEAHY

No. 76 C 4420.

441 F.Supp. 48 (1977)

Kenneth KEESEY, James Neilsen, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. Mary Lee LEAHY, Individually and in her capacity as Director of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, James L. Trainor, in his capacity as Director of the Illinois Department of Public Aid, Richard S. Laymon, Individually and in his capacity as Guardianship Administrator of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, Emily Figuroa, Individually and in her capacity as a Caseworker representing the Department of Children and Family Services, Defendants.

United States District Court, N. D. Illinois, E. D.

September 27, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John D. Shullenberger, Mark K. Schoenfield, Northwestern Legal Assistance Clinic, William A. Wenzel, III, Welfare Litigation Division, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs.

William J. Scott, Atty. Gen., State of Illinois, Chicago, Ill., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

FLAUM, District Judge:

Before the court are the motions of all the defendants to dismiss this case or alternatively for summary judgment. Fed.R. Civ.P. 12 & 56. Plaintiffs bring this action challenging the defendants' alleged policy of cutting off all financial support to Illinois Department of Children and Family Services [DCFS] recipients after they reach their 18th birthday. Plaintiffs...

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