Legal Opinion
Maine Ass'n of Independent Neighborhoods (M.A.I.N.) v. Commissioner, Maine Department of Human Services
District Court, D. Maine
Decided August 30, 1988No. Civ. 86-0327-BPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER
CYR, Chief Judge.
I. BACKGROUND
Plaintiff Maine Association of Independent Neighborhoods, Inc (MAIN) is a nonprofit corporation composed of eight affiliated groups representing more than 1,200 members. Complaint, at 3. Its complaint challenges the legality of three changes effected by regulations recently promulgated by Department of Human Services (DHS) Commissioner Petit (Commissioner) concerning the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program. See Me.Rev.Stat.Ann. tit. 22, §§ 3741 et seq. (1980); 42 U.S.C. § 601 et seq.
First, MAIN alleges that the…
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