Legal Opinion
Coughlin v. Regan
District Court, D. Maine
Decided April 11, 1984No. Civ. 82-0308-BPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION ON MOTIONS TO DISMISS
CYR, Chief Judge.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
The present class action challenges certain aspects of the federal-state “intercept” program established by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (OBRA), Pub.L. No. 97-35, §§ 2331, 2332, 95 Stat. 860-63. OBRA empowers the United States Treasury Department (Treasury) to intercept federal income tax overpayments due child-support obligors, in order to facilitate reimbursement of the states for contributions made under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program. 1 Plaintiffs challenge the…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. HaldermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Quern v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Richard Coughlin v. Donald Regan, Secretary of the TreasuryCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
- City of Claremont v. TruellSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1985
- McClelland v. MassingaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
- Laubinger v. Department of RevenueMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1996
- Smith v. Onondaga County Support Collection UnitDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1985
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