Legal Opinion
Brenda Dickenson v. Michael Petit
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 1, 1982No. 82-1315PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREYER, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs represent a limited' class of Maine recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (“AFDC”). See 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 601-676 (West 1974 & Supp. 1975-1981). Maine, in calculating the size of their grants, no longer gave them the advantage of an “Earned Income Disregard” (“EID”) after February 1, 1982. Plaintiffs sought declaratory and injunctive relief from the federal district court requiring Maine to use the EID for several additional months. The court refused to grant a preliminary injunction, and plaintiffs appealed. To prevail here they must show that…
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