Legal Opinion

Shaffer v. Block

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided April 20, 1983No. Nos. 81-3475, 81-3476 and 81-3654PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WALTER E. HOFFMAN, Senior District Judge.

This case arises under the Food Stamp Act of 1977, Pub.L. No. 95-113, Title XIII, 91 Stat. 958 (1977) (codified at 7 U.S.C. §§ 2011-2029), and involves the question of whether a Basic Educational Opportunity grant1 (BEOG or BEO grant) should be counted as income in determining food stamp eligibility and benefits. The district court held that the plaintiff’s BEO grant was excludable from income as a reimbursement pursuant to 7 U.S.C. § 2014(d)(5) and 7 C.F.R. § 273.9(c)(5). We reverse.

FACTS

During the 1979-80 academic year, the plaintiff, Judith Shaffer,…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Southeastern Community College v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Ford Motor Credit Co. v. CenanceSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Spicer v. Commonwealth, Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  4. Grove City College v. BellCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
  5. The Detroit Edison Company v. United States Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Kathryn MacEwen Conti v. Arrowood Indemnity Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2020
  2. Turner v. HecklerDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1983
  3. Bossert v. Springfield Group, Inc.District Court, S.D. Ohio · 1984
  4. Jordan v. LyngDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1987
  5. Meyer v. LyngCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988

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