Legal Opinion
McManama v. Lukhard
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided December 29, 1978No. Civ. A. 77-0268(R)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
TURK, Chief Judge.
This class action civil rights suit was compromised and settled on April 6, 1978, when the parties entered into a consent order. Plaintiffs, representing a class of persons receiving Aid to Families and Dependent Children (AFDC) facing termination, challenged the legality of Virginia procedures governing adversary hearings held prior to termination of benefits. They sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claiming certain practices and policies of defendants regarding hearings violated controlling federal regulations and the Fourteenth Amendment. The…
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