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HARRIS v. HECKLER

Civ. No. 83-4023.

576 F.Supp. 915 (1983)

Essie Mae HARRIS, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, as Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, George J. Albanese, individually and in his capacity as Commissioner of New Jersey Department of Human Services, and Audrey M. Harris, individually and in her capacity as Acting Director of the Division of Public Welfare, New Jersey Department of Human Services, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. New Jersey.

November 18, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Legal Services of New Jersey, Inc. by Stephen M. Latimer, Alfred N. Donnarumma, New Brunswick, N.J., Richard S. Semel, Hackensack, N.J., for plaintiffs.

James H. Cooper, Asst. U.S. Atty., Newark, N.J., Dorothy Donnelly, Deputy Atty. Gen., State of N.J., Trenton, N.J., for defendants.

LACEY, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs are former recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children ("AFDC") benefits. They challenge the "lump sum rule," under which they were declared ineligible for benefits for a period of time. Defendants administer the AFDC program on the state and federal levels.

The underlying facts are undisputed. Plaintiffs move for a preliminary injunction requiring defendants to pay them AFDC benefits pending...

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