JONES v. DAVIS

No. 77-2254.

595 F.2d 4 (1979)

Nina JONES et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Richard DAVIS et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

April 10, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Redden, Atty. Gen., Salem, Or., for defendants-appellants.

Michael H. Marcus, Amy Veranth, Multnomah County Legal Aid Service, Portland, Or., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before WRIGHT and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges, and SHARP, District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

Davis brought a class action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 seeking to enjoin the enforcement of Oregon's statutory and regulatory policy denying foster care eligibility to children placed by the state with foster parents related to them. The district court granted Davis' motion for summary judgment and attorney's fees, holding that Oregon's policy conflicts with §§ 401 and 408 of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 601, 608.

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