Legal Opinion
Maine Ass'n of Interdependent Neighborhoods v. Commissioner, Maine Department of Human Services
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 27, 1991No. 91-1275PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
This court must decide whether a Department of Agriculture regulation that defines the term “head of household” for purposes of the Food Stamp Act’s “voluntary quit” rule is compatible with that statute. The Maine Association of Independent Neighborhoods (“MAIN”) originally filed this action against the Maine Department of Human Services in Maine state court. The case was then removed to the United States District Court for the District of Maine, and a third party complaint was filed against the United States Secretary of Agriculture (the “Secretary”). On…
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