Smith v. Babcock

OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION, GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR CLASS-WIDE PRELIMINARY INJUNCTIVE RELIEF, AND, SUA SPONTE, GRANTING FINAL DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF

ROSEN, District Judge.

This action challenges, as a violation of federal law, the Michigan Department of Social Services’ [“DSS”] policy of applying a “Deduction Penalty” to certain families receiving Aid to Families with Dependant Children [“AFDC”]. Plaintiff, Darlene Smith, initially brought this action on her own behalf seeking declaratory and injunc-tive relief. Plaintiff was…