Wylie v. Kitchin

MEMORANDUM-DECISION AND ORDER

McCURN, District Judge.

Plaintiffs, former recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children [“AFDC”], bring this action for declaratory and injunctive relief challenging the application of the so-called “lump sum rule.” 1 Plaintiffs’ AFDC benefits were terminated when plaintiff Jeannette Wylie received an unexpected lump sum of money. Plaintiffs contend that Congress intended the lump sum rule to apply only to those AFDC recipients who have earned income. As the plaintiffs have no earned income they allege that their' benefits were wrongfully terminated.…