Legal Opinion
Colombini v. Department of Social Services
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided October 16, 1979No. Docket 78-844PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtM. F. Cavanagh, J.
Plaintiffs-appellees filed suit in November, 1977, to enjoin the Department of Social Services (DSS) from operating its client reporting system (CRS) in 11 Michigan counties. In their complaint, plaintiffs alleged that § 59 of the annual DSS appropriations act (1977 PA 105) terminated the CRS program after December 1, 1977, absent proof of cost-effectiveness and approval from the Senate and House appropriations committees. Plaintiffs contended that because this approval had been obtained for only two of the 11 counties, continued DSS expenditures for CRS in the remainder were illegal.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Advisory Opinion Re Constitutionality of 1972 PA 294Michigan Supreme Court · 1973
- Regents of the University of Michigan v. StateMichigan Supreme Court · 1975
- Milford v. People's Community Hospital AuthorityMichigan Supreme Court · 1968
- General Telephone Co. v. Public Service CommissionMichigan Court of Appeals · 1977
- Regents of the University of Michigan v. StateMichigan Court of Appeals · 1973
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Detroit Base Coalition for the Human Rights of the Handicapped v. Department of Social ServicesMichigan Supreme Court · 1988
- In Re Midland Publishing Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1985
- Nelson v. Detroit Automobile Inter-Insurance ExchangeMichigan Court of Appeals · 1984
- Hinton v. Parole BoardMichigan Court of Appeals · 1986
- Saxon v. Department of Social ServicesMichigan Court of Appeals · 1991
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