Riddick ex rel. Riddick v. D'Elia

BARTELS, District Judge:

Appellee Bertha Riddick brought this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 seeking declaratory and injunctive relief from the New York State practice of attributing a portion of a mother’s federal Old Age, Survivors’ and Disability Insurance (“OASDI”) benefits as income to her minor daughter for the purpose of reducing the child’s need for Aid to Families with Dependent Children (“AFDC”) benefits. Riddick alleged that the state policy violated due process and conflicted with federal law governing OASDI. Jurisdiction was predicated upon 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3) and (4).

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