SLOAN v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

No. 209-71C2.

335 F.Supp. 816 (1971)

Florence SLOAN et al., Plaintiffs, v. The UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, W. D. Washington.

December 6, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald F. Pollack, Center on Social Welfare Policy and Law, New York City, Donald E. Clocksin, Seattle, Wash., for plaintiffs.

Stan Pitkin, U. S. Atty., Albert E. Stephan, Asst. U. S. Atty., Seattle, Wash., John A. Harris, Deputy Director, Commodity Stabilization Division, Theodore W. Wrobleski, Atty., Commodity Stabilization Division, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C., for defendants.


BEEKS, District Judge.

Plaintiffs filed this action to compel the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) to allow concurrent operation of the Commodity Distribution Program with the Food Stamp Program in King, Pierce and Snohomish Counties in the State of Washington. Plaintiffs allege that, although they qualify for food stamps, their incomes are so low that they cannot afford them.1 This matter came before the Court on plaintiffs' motion...

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