LOPEZ v. VOWELL

No. 72-1643.

471 F.2d 690 (1973)

Consuelo LOPEZ, Individually and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Raymond W. VOWELL, Commissioner of Public Welfare, State of Texas, Individually and in his official capacity, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Certiorari Denied April 16, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. L. Covington, Brownsville, Tex., Nancy Duff Levy, New York City, for plaintiff-appellant.

Crawford C. Martin, Atty. Gen. of Texas, Jack Sparks, Asst. Atty. Gen., Carolyn Busch, Austin, Tex., for defendant-appellee.

Before COLEMAN, AINSWORTH and DYER, Circuit Judges.


Certiorari Denied April 16, 1973. See 93 S.Ct. 1903.

DYER, Circuit Judge:

This class action involves the right of indigent non-parent caretaker relatives in the State of Texas to receive public aid benefits under the state-administered, but federally assisted, program of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). Mrs. Lopez is a caretaker relative who would be entitled to AFDC benefits except for the fact that §§ 34111

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