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WESTENFELDER v. FERGUSON

No. Civ. A. 97-478L.

998 F.Supp. 146 (1998)

Monica WESTENFELDER, Joanne Davenport, Jessica MacMillan, Natividad Soto, Jannette Vargas, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. Christine FERGUSON, Director, Rhode Island Department of Human Services, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

March 18, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Cicilline, Providence, RI, Christopher Lamb, Center on Social Welfare Policy & Law, New York City, for Plaintiffs.

Terrence Tierney, Richard B. Woolley, Office of the Attorney General, Appellate Division, Providence, RI, for Defendants.

OPINION AND ORDER

LAGUEUX, Chief Judge.

This case centers upon one aspect of the sweeping national changes in the manner by which government assists the needy. Specifically, the Court must review a State of Rhode Island statute which imposes a durational residency requirement for receipt of full cash assistance benefits.

The matter is before the Court on the motion of plaintiffs for a preliminary injunction to prevent defendant Christine Ferguson...

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