Legal Opinion
Tommie E. Watkins v. Donald Blinzinger, Dorothy Davis v. Gregory Coler
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 12, 1986No. 85-2366, 85-2481PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) are dropped from the program if their incomes exceed the “standard of need” in their states. They also are dropped if their “resources” exceed $1,000. A person who receives a lump-sum payment wants to have the payment called a “resource” rather than “income.”
If the lump sum is a “resource,” the recipient may spend it as he pleases; once cash on hand and other valuable assets dwindle to less than $1,000, the person will be restored to the rolls. If the lump sum is “income,” however, it must be budgeted.…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. HaldermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- City of Los Angeles v. LyonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by88 opinions
- In Re General Motors Corporation Pick-Up Truck Fuel Tank Products Liability Litigation. Jack French, Robert M. West, Charles E. Merritt, Gary Blades, Dawn and Tracey Best, Gary and Jackie Barnes, Betty Marteny, John and Mary Southands, Edmund Berning, Dale W. Plummer, Edmund and Anneta Casey, John and Connie Yonki, Carl and Kathryn Corona, Dallas and Patricia Nelson, Mynard and Mildred Duncan, Kirby L. Stegman, Dewayne Anderson, Morris and Barbara Betzold, in No. 94-1064. Rudolph Jenkins, William D. Cunningham, Mather Johnson, Forrest Charles Ginn, Buren William Jones and Martin D. Parkman, in No. 94-1194. Parish of Jefferson, in No. 94-1195. The State of New York, in No. 94-1198. Elton Wilson, Individually, and Frank I. Owen, Individually and on Behalf of the Residents of the State of Alabama, in No. 94-1202. City of New York, in No. 94-1203. Betty Youngs, Barbara Phillips, Margaret Engel, Larry Swope, Robbin Maxwell and Center for Auto Safety, in No. 94-1207. Betty Youngs, Barbara Phillips, Margaret Engel, Larry Swope, Robbin Maxwell and Center for Auto Safety, in No. 94-1208. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, in No. 94-1219Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Robert L. Glidden v. Chromalloy American Corporation and Allied Products CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Willie E. Morgan v. South Bend Community School Corporation and James P. Scamman, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Lukhard v. ReedSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Johns v. StewartCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
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