Court of Appeals for the First Circuit February 12, 1981, 80-1349, 80-1450 (Marie Theriault v. The Honorable Joseph E. Brennan)

BOWNES, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs-appellants, a class of low-income residents of the State of Maine, appeal a decision of the district court 488 F.Supp. 286 holding that state officials, including defendant governor, did not violate the maintenance of effort requirement of the federal Energy Crisis Assistance Program (ECAP) by not funding special state legislation enacted to supplement the