Legal Opinion
Majchszak v. Schmidt
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided May 7, 1973No. 73-C-87PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION and ORDER
MYRON L. GORDON, District Judge.
The issue in this case is the propriety of exclusion from the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program of wives with husbands in pretrial confinement. Section 49.19(4) (d) (2) of the Wisconsin statutes, despite some rather confusing wording, allows granting of aid to wives whose husbands have been sentenced to penal institutions. It is alleged that the defendants have construed this provision so as to erect a complete barrier to wives whose husbands are confined prior to trial and sentencing.
The named plaintiff’s motions for…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Reed v. ReedSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Rosado v. WymanSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- King v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Carleson v. RemillardSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Doe v. SchmidtDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1971
3Cited by3 opinions
- Burlingame v. SchmidtDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1973
- Women's Emergency Network v. BushDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 2002
- Majshszak v. SchmidtCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974