Legal Opinion
Faircloth v. Family Independence Agency
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided February 3, 1999No. Docket 198222PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*395Corrigan, C.J.
In this action challenging the standard for considering applications for state disability assistance program (SDA) benefits during fiscal years 1991-92 and 1992-93, defendants appeal by right the order granting plaintiffs supplemental relief. The trial court found defendants’ policy regarding sda eligibility invalid because it constituted a rule that should have been promulgated under the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), MCL 24.201 et seq.-, MSA 3.560(101) et seq. It also determined that defendants’ policy violated the plain meaning of the appropriations acts for fiscal…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Luttrell v. Department of CorrectionsMichigan Supreme Court · 1985
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