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MERRIWEATHER v. BURSON

No. 29760.

439 F.2d 1092 (1971)

Annie F. MERRIWEATHER, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William H. BURSON, Director, State Department of Family and Children Services, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 22, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur K. Bolton, Atty. Gen., Harold N. Hill, Jr., Executive Asst. Atty. Gen., Robert J. Castellani, John W. Hinchey, Asst. Attys. Gen., for defendant-appellant.

Michael H. Terry, Ralph L. Jacobson, Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RIVES, GOLDBERG, and MORGAN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Plaintiff, Annie F. Merriweather, filed this complaint as a class action against the Georgia Department of Family and Children Services, alleging that she had been denied due process of law by that department when her welfare payments were terminated without a hearing on April 1, 1970. She sought an injunction prohibiting the department from terminating or reducing welfare payments to her or members of her class who have not been given a...

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