Louise B. v. Aldo Coluatti, Etc. Appeal of Louise B. And Janie J. And Josephine R

OPINION OF THE COURT

A. LEON HIGGINBOTHAM, Jr., Circuit Judge.

Appellants have challenged, on substantive and procedural grounds, a Pennsylvania program pursuant to which state employees suspected of improper receipt of public assistance payments are disciplined or terminated.1 The district granted a motion to dismiss all of the appellants’ claims. We will reverse the dismissal of most of those claims and remand for further proceedings.

I. THE FACTS

Pennsylvania is a participant in the Aid to Families with Dependent Children Program (AFDC) established by the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 601…