STOKES v. BONIN

Civ. A. No. 73-439.

366 F.Supp. 485 (1973)

Nellie STOKES, Plaintiff, v. Garland L. BONIN, Director of the Division of Income Maintenance, Individually and in his official capacity, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E. D. Louisiana, Section "E".

September 1, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anne Pardee Buxton, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff

Terry F. Hessick, Dept. of Public Welfare, Baton Rouge, La., Michael Winn, Asst. U. S. Atty., New Orleans, La., for defendants.


CASSIBRY, District Judge:

In this class action, plaintiff has challenged two policies of the Louisiana Division of Income Maintenance: (1) the termination of food stamp benefits on the ground of "failure to prove management," and (2) the failure to provide a fair hearing prior to termination or reduction of food stamp benefits.1 With respect to the former issue, a dispute has developed between the plaintiff and the state defendants on...

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