Legal Opinion
Martinez v. Colorado Department of Human Services
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided October 9, 2003No. 02CA1880PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge VOGT.
The issue in this case is whether Colorado may require indigent disabled persons who receive state interim assistance benefits to reimburse the state out of their federal assistance benefits without paying a share of the legal fees incurred by the disabled persons in obtaining those federal benefits. Contending that it may not, plaintiff, Chad Martinez, filed this proposed class action against defendants, Colorado Department of Human Services (DHS) and Otero County Department of Social Services. Plaintiff appeals from the trial court’s judgment dismissing his complaint…
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