Hill v. Bechtel

EXUM, Chief Justice.

This appeal presents the question whether an applicant for food stamp assistance under the Food Stamp Act of 1964, 7 U.S.C. § 2020 (1988), and certain regulations passed pursuant to the Act must be notified by the local Department of Social Services (DSS), administering the Act in a particular locality, when the local DSS determines that the applicant is not eligible for “expedited service,” which significantly reduces the time for processing an application for food stamp assistance. The Superior Court after considering the parties’ forecast of evidence concluded that no…