Ethan Walton v. Marva Livingston Hammons, Director, Michigan Family Independence Agency
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NATHANIEL R. JONES, Circuit Judge.
DefendanL-Appellant Marva Livingston Hammons, in her capacity as director of the Michigan Family Independence Agency (“MFIA”), contests the district court’s grant of summary judgment to Plaintiff-Appellee Ethan Walton. Specifically, the district court concluded that Hammons exceeded her authority under the Food Stamp Act (“FSA”) by denying food stamps to the entire Walton family because Ethan Walton’s mother was found to be non-cooperative in establishing the legal paternity of one of her children. Because the district court’s holding comports with the…
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