Legal Opinion
Biggs v. Lyng
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 30, 1987No. Nos. 970, 971, Dockets 86-6267, 86-6281PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAHONEY, Circuit Judge:
The Secretary of Agriculture (“Secretary”) appeals from a summary judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Wexler, J.) overturning the Secretary of Agriculture’s classification of certain state relief benefits as “income” rather than “loans” under the Food Stamp Act, 7 U.S.C.A. §§ 2011-2029 (West 1973 & Supp.1987), and ordering retroactive food stamp benefits to be paid to the members of the plaintiff class.
We reverse.
BACKGROUND
This case concerns the Secretary’s definition of a “loan” under 7 U.S.C.A. § 2014(d) (West Supp.1987),…
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