COPELAND v. SAUCIER

No. 72-2698.

475 F.2d 1127 (1973)

Carrie Dell COPELAND and Betty Bennett, Individually and for all Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Herschel SAUCIER, Director of the Division of Family and Children Services, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 4, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jay E. Loeb, Michael H. Terry, Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Arthur K. Bolton, Atty. Gen., Timothy J. Sweeney, Asst. Atty. Gen., Atlanta, Ga., for defendant-appellee.

David A. Webster, Atlanta, Ga., for other interested parties.

Before BELL, INGRAHAM and RONEY, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

This appeal arises out of the welfare system. The recipients of welfare are entirely dependent on the government for sustenance. They cannot subsist absent their monthly checks, else they would not qualify for welfare in the first instance.

Complainants sought relief from what they contend are inordinate delays on the part of Georgia in replacing lost or stolen welfare checks. The district court denied relief after a careful study of the Georgia...

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