Garcia v. Jones

CALLISTER, Chief Justice:

Petitioner filed a petition for a writ of mandamus in the district court to compel the State Division of Family Services to calculate her public assistance grant according to law. Both parties moved for summary judgment; respondents prevailed, and petitioner appeals therefrom.

Petitioner, the mother of four children, is the recipient of public assistance through the program of aid to families with dependent children (AFDC). She has procured part time work as a paraprofessional assistant in the office of the Salt Lake-County Bar Legal Services, Inc. This dispute…