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RAM v. BLUM

No. 82 Civ. 372 (RJW)

533 F.Supp. 933 (1982)

RAM, by its chairperson, Lillian Benjamin, on behalf of its members and all others similarly situated, and Cora Hagler, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. Barbara BLUM, individually and as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services, James Krauskopf, individually and as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Social Services, and Richard Schweiker, Secretary of Health & Human Services, Defendants.

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

February 9, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur J. Fried, Timothy J. Casey, and Sean Delany, New York City, for plaintiffs.

Robert Abrams, Atty. Gen. by Marion R. Buchbinder, Asst. Atty. Gen., New York City, for defendant Barbara Blum.

Frederick A. O. Schwartz, Jr., Corp. Counsel, City of New York by Debra Jaret, and Solomon Malach, Asst. Corp. Counsel, New York City, for defendant James Krauskopf.

John S. Martin, Jr., U. S. Atty. by Jonathan A. Lindsey, Asst. U. S. Atty., S. D. New York, New York City, for defendant Richard Schweiker.

ROBERT J. WARD, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

This action challenges the legality of the method that the State of New York has determined to employ in order to calculate the amount of an eligible family's monthly grant under subchapter IV-A of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 601-15. Subchapter IV-A provides for the payment of monthly cash benefits, known as Aid to Families with Dependent Children ("AFDC"), to certain needy families that include...

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