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ALEXANDER v. GLICKMAN

Nos. 96-17054, 96-17055.

139 F.3d 733 (1998)

Robin ALEXANDER, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dan E. GLICKMAN, Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture, Defendant-Appellant. Robin ALEXANDER, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charlotte CRAWFORD, in her official capacity as Director of Nevada State Department of Human Resources; Myla Florence, in her official capacity as Administrator of the Nevada State Welfare Division, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 23, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark W. Pennak, DOJ, Washington, DC, for defendant-appellant.

Jon Sasser, Washoe Legal Services, Inc., Legal Services Statewide Advocacy Office, Carson City, NV, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before: BOOCHEVER and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges, and WILSON, District Judge.

BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge:

Robin Alexander's application for food stamps was denied because her household owned a truck whose fair market value, above and beyond the $4500 allowed by the statute for a vehicle, exceeded the $2000 in household financial resources allowed by the Food Stamp Act. The district court held that the truck was an inaccessible resource under the Act because it was subject to liens exceeding its fair market value. The Secretary of Agriculture...

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