Case Name: WYMAN, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SERVICES OF NEW YORK v. BOWENS et al.
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1970-02-24
Citations: 397 U.S. 49
Docket Number: No. 866
Parties: WYMAN, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SERVICES OF NEW YORK v. BOWENS et al.
Judges: Justice, Mr. Justice Black, and Mr. Justice Harlan are of the opinion that probable jurisdiction should be noted and the cases set for oral argument.
Reporter: United States Reports
Volume: 397
Pages: 49–49

Head Matter:
WYMAN, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SERVICES OF NEW YORK v. BOWENS et al.
No. 866.
Decided February 24, 1970
Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney General of New York, Samuel A. Hirshowitz, First Assistant Attorney General, and Maria L. Marcus, Assistant Attorney General, for appellant in No. 866. Leonard C. Koldirt for appellant in No. 874.
Sydney M. Spector and Richard A. Ellison for appel-lees in both cases.
Together with No. 874, Lascaris, Commissioner of Onondaga County Department of Social Services v. Bowens et al., on appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York.

Opinion:
Per Curiam
The motion of the appellees for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. The motions to affirm are granted and the judgments are affirmed. Shapiro v. Thompson, 394 U. S. 618 (1969).
Justice, Mr. Justice Black, and Mr. Justice Harlan are of the opinion that probable jurisdiction should be noted and the cases set for oral argument.