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KOSTER v. WEBB

No. 82 Civ. 2892.

598 F.Supp. 1134 (1983)

Florence KOSTER, John Koster, Donna Koster, John Koster, Jr., Helen Koster, Janet Koster, Edward Koster, Patricia Weatherly, La Shonta Weatherly, Morris Weatherly, Christopher Weatherly and Terrel Weatherly, on their own behalves and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. Arthur Y. WEBB, as Acting Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services, Francis T. Purcell, as Executive of the County of Nassau, and Joseph A. D'Elia, as Commissioner of the Nassau County Department of Social Services, Defendants.

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

November 9, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vicki Lens, Nassau Suffolk Law Services, Hempstead, N.Y., Robert M. Hayes, Coalition for the Homeless, New York City, for plaintiffs.

Howard Zwickel, Asst. Atty. Gen., New York City, for Webb.

Bruce J. Adams, Deputy County Atty., Mineola, N.Y., for D'Elia and Purcell.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

GLASSER, District Judge:

This is an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that defendants have unlawfully denied plaintiffs emergency shelter in violation of federal law. Plaintiffs also allege violations of New York State law, invoking the Court's pendent jurisdiction. See United Mine Workers of America v. Gibbs, 383 U.S. 715, 86 S.Ct. 1130, 16 L.Ed.2d 218 (1966). Defendants Purcell and D...

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