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MITSON BY AND THROUGH JONES v. COLER

No. 87-12020-Civ.

674 F.Supp. 851 (1987)

Rebecca MITSON, By and Through her next friend, Marilyn JONES, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Gregory L. COLER, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, and V. Sheffield Kenyon, in his official capacity as Program Staff Director of Economic Services, Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, Defendants. Gregory L. COLER, etc., Third Party Plaintiff, v. Otis R. BOWEN, as Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Third Party Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. Florida.

December 1, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christine E. Larson and Helen M.E. Stevens, Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc., Ft. Myers, Fla., Barbara J. Prager, Legal Aid Service of Broward County, Inc., Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., for plaintiffs.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and James A. Peters, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Legal Affairs, Tallahassee, Fla., Ted Mack, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Dept. of Health and Rehabilitative Services, Tallahassee, Fla., for defendants and for third party plaintiff.

Leon B. Kellner, U.S. Atty., and Wendy Jacobus, Asst. U.S. Atty., Miami, Fla., Bruce R. Granger, Chief Counsel, Region IV, and Gary A. Ratner, Asst. Regional Counsel, Dept. of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Ga., for third party defendant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND FINAL ORDER

ARONOVITZ, District Judge.

THIS CAUSE came before the Court upon a final evidentiary hearing which was combined with a hearing on motions for summary judgment filed by the plaintiff class and by the third party plaintiff. The Court has carefully considered the entire record and hereby enters its opinion.

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