Barnett v. Lindsay

LEWIS, Circuit Judge.

In this class action for declaratory and injunctive relief, the plaintiffs have challenged the constitutionality of the Utah statutory provisions governing the period of residency required as a condition for eligibility to receive welfare benefits and the “fair hearing” provisions regulating the nature of the notice and hearing to be accorded a welfare applicant or recipient upon denial or termination of public assistance.

The plaintiffs’ first contention is that under the compulsion of Shapiro v. Thompson, 394 U.S. 618, 89 S.Ct. 1322, 22 L.Ed.2d 600, the one-year…