Legal Opinion
Dickenson v. Petit
District Court, D. Maine
Decided August 16, 1983No. Civ. A. 82-0041-BPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION ON CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
CYR, Chief Judge.
The issue on these cross-motions for summary judgment 1 is whether “income,” as used in subsection 402(a)(7) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 602(a)(7), means income net of tax withholdings or gross income. Courts across the country are in sharp disagreement on the issue. 2
The relevant facts are set forth in an earlier decision denying plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunctive relief, see Dickenson v. Petit, 536 F.Supp. 1100, 1102-08 (D.Me.1982). For the reasons stated there, id. at 1109-15, and elaborated…
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- Elsie Simer v. Richard J. Rios, Acting Director of Community Services Administration Community Services AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- Shea v. VialpandoSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Federal Energy Administration v. Algonquin SNG, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Turner v. ProdCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Falin v. SullivanDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1991