Legal Opinion

Dubuque v. Yeutter

District Court, D. Vermont

Decided December 4, 1989No. Civ. 88-143PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HOLDEN, Senior District Judge.

The plaintiffs have joined in the complaint that a regulation promulgated by the Secretary of Agriculture and applied by the Commissioner of Social Welfare misconstrued the Food Stamp Act. They allege the administration of the program has deprived them of food stamps to which the Act entitled them.

Congress amended the Food Stamp Act to disqualify a household from receiving food stamps for ninety days if the head of the household voluntarily quit a job without good cause. 7 U.S.C. § 2015(d)(l)(B)(ii) (1988). The Secretary of Agriculture has defined “head of…

2Cases cited46 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. HaldermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Maine Ass'n of Interdependent Neighborhoods v. Commissioner, Maine Department of Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
  2. Philadelphia Beverage Association v. City of Philadelphia and Frank Breslin, in His Official Capacity as Commissioner of the Philadelphia Department of RevenueCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  3. Amour v. Department of Social WelfareSupreme Court of Vermont · 1992
  4. General Care Corp. v. Mid-South Foundation for Medical Care, Inc.District Court, W.D. Tennessee · 1991
  5. Lepage v. YeutterCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990

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