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23 Clearinghouse Rev. 1 (1989-1990)

handle is hein.journals/clear23 and id is 1 raw text is: TABLE OF CONTENTS Vol. 23, No. 1 May 1989 FEATURES Statutes of Limitations: Barring the Delinquent Disconnnection of Utility Services, by Roger D. Colton ............................................................ 3 When faced with the denial of service for a bill claimed by a utility to be unpald from several years ago, low-income clients rightly ask whether there is not some statute of repose; the answer, quite clearly, is maybe yes, maybe no. State Law Remedies for Unlawful Disconnections of Utility Service, by Charles Harak ................................ 14 Advocates can use state laws against utilities in order to compensate clients for unlawful disconnections of utility ser- vice. The Elusive Path to an Award of Attorney Fees Under 42 U.S.C. § 1988, by Elizabeth Renuart ............... 16 This article discusses the standard to apply in deciding what constitutes a prevailing party, whether a plaintiff can lose on the merits and still be entitled to fees, and whether compen- sation is available for time spent in certain administrative proceedings. Combatting Pregnancy Discrimination in Access to Substance Abuse Treatment for Low-Income Women, by the National Health Law Program ................................ 21 Basic civil rights doctrines can be used to challenge the exclusion from medical treatmentof pregnant, indigent women, and legal theories of sex discrimination can be adapted to eliminate sex-based barriers to treatment. Clients with Drug-Related Problems: What Should Be Done?, by Richard L. Tenenbaum .................................................. 25 A legal services attorney writes about the need for an intensive and comprehensive examination of drug abuse and drug traf- ficking as they have come to affect the low-income community. Readers are invited to respond. National Health Law Program ..................................... 27 The National Health Law Program provides assistance to advocates representing the poor, minorities, and the aged in their quest for equity and nondiscrimination in federal, state, local, and private health care programs. Legal Rights to Health Care for Persons with AIDS ..................................................... 30 This bilingual English/Spanish brochure prepared by the Na- tional Health Law Program provides information on basic health care rights and health care programs that may assist clients with AIDS. A Survey of Employee Benefits In Legal Services, by Steven Gottlieb and Regina Warner ............................ 34 This article presents the results of the Legal Services Nation- wide Employees Benefits Organization's 1987 survey of fringe benefits provided by various legal services programs across the country. What's Gone Right-And Wrong-For Justice Centers, by Daniel M cGillis ............................................................. 48 Despite early predictions that communityjustice centers would substanially reduce court caseloads, most programs are not overly used, and in some instances disputants seem reluctant to participate, even with the strong encouragement of program personnel. Also included: interviews with justice center direc- tors. DEPARTMENTS Com puter Search Results ................................................................................................................................................................ 36 Federal R egister H ighlights ............................................................................................................................................................. 43 Case Developm ents ........................................................................................................................................................................... 57 A ttorneys/Legal Services .................................. 57 Im m igration .................................................. 67 Autom obiles/Drivers' Licenses ........................ 57 Juveniles ..................................................... 67 Consum er .......................................................... 58 Landlord/renant ........................................... 68 Dom estic Relations ........................................... 59 M igrants ....................................................... 70 Em ploym ent ...................................................... 59 Prisons ........................................................ 71 Food Program s .................................................. 60 Public Utilities/Energy ................................. 72 Government and Governmental Services ......... 60 Social Security/SSI ...................................... 72 Health ................................................................ 61 Unem ploym ent Com pensation .................... 75 Housing ............................................................ 63 W elfare ....................................... 77 Advance Sheet H ighlights ............................................................................................................................................................... 81 Job M arket ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 92 Casetable .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 100 MAY 1989

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