BLOCH v. FUDGE

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA SARA BLOCH, MARY CEASE, and ) ) the HOUSING AUTHORITY OF ) 2:23-CV-1660-NR INDIANA COUNTY, ) ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING ) AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT and ) MARCIA FUDGE, in her official ) ) capacity as SECRETARY, U.S. ) DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND ) URBAN DEVELOPMENT, ) ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM ORDER Plaintiffs Sara Bloch and Mary Cease sought Section 8 housing benefits, but were denied those by the local housing authority because they use medical marijuana. Plaintiffs claimed that their use of…