Legal Opinion
Alcala v. Burns
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 5, 1976No. Nos. 76-1357, 76-1479PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GIBSON, Chief Judge.
Hopefully, this case should be the concluding chapter in this long and tortuous litigation. On April 4, 1973, plaintiff Alcala, who was then childless but pregnant, filed an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1970) on her behalf and on behalf of all others similarly situated against defendants, state and county officials of Iowa who had denied her Aid to Families with Dependent Children (A.F.D.C.) benefits under 42 U.S.C. § 606(a) (1970) and Iowa Code § 239.1(3) (1975). She sought declaratory and injunctive relief on statutory and constitutional grounds against defendants’…
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3Cited by14 opinions
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