Cook v. Espy

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

HADEN, Chief Judge.

This case tests the legality of an aspect of the United States Department of Agriculture’s (“USDA”) administration of its food stamp program barring from participation in the program those who own modern equivalents of “welfare Cadillacs.” See 1977 U.S.C.C.A.N. 1971, 2067. The controlling issue is under what circumstances a motor vehicle may qualify as an “inaccessible resource” and thus not countable against eligibility for food stamps. 7 U.S.C. § 2014(g)(5). Plaintiffs, whose food stamp benefits were terminated when they purchased a new…