Legal Opinion
Faught v. Heckler
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 15, 1984No. 83-2609PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Chief Judge.
Plaintiffs are recipients of federal aid under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program in Iowa who have had, or will have, their AFDC benefits temporarily terminated due to receipt of a lump-sum payment during a month in which they had no earned income. 42 U.S.C. § 602(a)(17). The sole issue presented is whether the lump-sum rule applies to all AFDC recipients or, as the plaintiffs assert, only to those with earned income. The district court, the Honorable W.C. Stuart presiding, held that the rule applies to all AFDC recipients and granted summary judgment…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Philadelphia Citizens in Action v. SchweikerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Donna Sweeney v. Joseph J. Murray, Margaret Heckler, Etc., Donna Sweeney v. Joseph J. MurrayCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
- Clark v. HarderDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1983
- Betson v. CohenDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1983
- Faught v. HecklerDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 1983
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Barnes v. CohenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- Isidra Callejas v. Linda McMahon and Margaret Heckler, Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Slaughter v. LevineDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1984
- Walker v. AdamsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- State of Minnesota v. HecklerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
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