Legal Opinion
Card v. Dempsey
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided February 16, 1978No. Civ. A. 7-70131PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FEIKENS, District Judge.
Plaintiffs in this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim that defendant and his agents violated their rights under the United States Constitution, the federal Food Stamp Act (7 U.S.C. § 2011 et seq.) and United States Department of Agriculture regulations by arbitrarily imposing a 90-day limit on retroactive food stamp benefits following an administrative hearing. On July 29, 1977, I approved a voluntary settlement in the form of a Final Consent Judgment which certified a class and gave plaintiffs substantially all of the relief prayed for. They were represented…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- City of Detroit v. Grinnell Corporation, Manhattan-Ward, Incorporated v. Grinnell Corporation, 1225 Vine Street Building, Inc. v. Grinnell CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Cornella v. SchweikerDistrict Court, D. South Dakota · 1982
- Fluhr v. RobertsDistrict Court, W.D. Kentucky · 1979
- McManama v. LukhardDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1978
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