Legal Opinion
Silva v. Vowell
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 26, 1980No. 79-2905PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Circuit Judge:
This class action suit challenges the Texas incapacity eligibility standard for receipt of benefits under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program. The plaintiffs, Delfino Silva and Jose Miranda, are AFDC applicants, and they filed a class action in December of 1975 attacking the Texas incapacity standard. Without detailing the specifics of their complaint, it is sufficient for the moment to say that the district judge granted summary judgment for the plaintiffs on the only substantive claim that had not been mooted by a subsequent revision of the Texas…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Bell v. HoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
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3Cited by37 opinions
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