Legal Opinion
Ledet v. Fischer
District Court, M.D. Louisiana
Decided July 21, 1986No. 82-16-APublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
JOHN V. PARKER, Chief Judge.
This matter is before the court for decision after trial on the merits. The court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 and § 1343(3) and (4).
Plaintiff, a Medicaid eligible disabled widow and recipient of Supplemental Security Income who is in need of eyeglasses, filed this action for class certification and preliminary and permanent injunction. The present Louisiana Public Assistance Manual, sections 19-490 through 19-492 limits the provision of eyeglasses to post-cataract surgery patients. Plaintiff is not a post-cataract…
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- Curtis v. TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- White v. BealCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
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