Legal Opinion
Mercer v. Espy
District Court, N.D. Indiana
Decided March 24, 1995No. S89-243Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
ALLEN SHARP, Chief Judge.
I. Procedural History
Plaintiffs filed their complaint in this case under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in 1989 contesting an *301Indiana program which intercepted the tax refunds of persons who had been overpaid food stamps. In 1993, this court, granted plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment, on the grounds that the notices were unlawful and that,the program violated due process. After the court entered a final judgment in August, 1993, the state Defendants appealed. The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed this court, holding…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Farrar v. HobbySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Mary Mercer v. Suzanne Magnant, Administrator of the Indiana Department of Public Welfare, and Mike Espy, Secretary of AgricultureCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Bohen v. City of East ChicagoDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 1987
- Zinn v. ShalalaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
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