Stowell v. Ives

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION ON MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON STIPULATED RECORD

GENE CARTER, Chief Judge.

This class action is before the Court by agreement of the parties for a judgment on a stipulated record. Plaintiffs 1 brought suit on February 21, 1992 under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeking declaratory and temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief. They allege that regulations promulgated by Defendant pursuant to a new Maine statute permitting Defendant to reduce the standard of need in the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program violate a provision of the Medicaid Act, 42 U.S.C. §…