Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Commissioner of Public Welfare
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 15, 1994PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Connor, J.
In Johnson v. Commissioner of Pub. Welfare, 414 Mass. 572 (1993) (Johnson I), the Department of Public Welfare (department) had terminated the plaintiff’s Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) benefits because her daughter had been placed in the temporary custody of the Department of Social Services. That determination was upheld on administrative appeal, and the plaintiff *186sought review in the Superior Court under G. L. c. 30A, § 14 (1992 ed.), asserting claims under State law, 106 Code Mass. Regs. § 303.230 (A) (2) (b) (1986), and Federal law, 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988). A judge in the…
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