Legal Opinion
McCoog ex rel. Ferguson v. Hegstrom
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 26, 1982No. 81-3709PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNEED, Circuit Judge:
This is a class action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by a group of needy dependent children to challenge the validity of rules promulgated by the State of Oregon’s Department of Human Resources, Adult and Family Services Division (AFS). The AFS rules reduce the shelter component of the Aid to Dependent Children (ADC) grant when children receiving ADC benefits live with caretaker relatives who are not included in the ADC grant and are not legally responsible for the children’s support. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of plaintiffs, holding that the…
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