Legal Opinion
Norman v. St. Clair
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 28, 1980No. Nos. 77-1722, 79-2471PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Chief Judge.
This case and its companion, Williams v. St. Clair,1 require an exploration of the complexities of Medicaid regulations, state and federal. Here, we examine Mississippi’s “deeming” procedures. In Williams we consider “spend-down” regulations. We uphold the use of deeming as against both statutory and constitutional attack.
In these class actions the plaintiffs 2 challenge the Mississippi state practice of deeming the income of one spouse to be available *1230for the support of the other spouse in (1) the calculation of Medicaid eligibility and in (2) the determination of the…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Weinberger v. SalfiSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Chapman v. Houston Welfare Rights OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- King v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Schweiker v. Gray PanthersSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Gayet v. GayetSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1983
- Resident v. NootSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1981
- Nellie Williams, Minnie Merli v. Fred St. ClairCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Rossye Dawson, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Beverlee A. MyersCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
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