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DAVIS v. REAGEN

No. 80-1246.

630 F.2d 1299 (1980)

Robert DAVIS, Individually and on behalf of his wife, Victoria Davis, his two children, Robert and Janel Davis, and Jane Jensen, Appellees, v. Michael V. REAGEN, Individually and as Commissioner of the Iowa Department of Social Services, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided October 1, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa, John G. Black, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Stephen C. Robinson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Des Moines, Iowa, for appellant.

Mark S. Schaffner, HELP Legal Assistance, Davenport, Iowa, Sherry J. Leiwant, Adele M. Blong, Center on Social Welfare Policy and Law, New York City, Michael B. Trister, Sobol & Trister, Washington, D. C., for appellees.

Before HEANEY and BRIGHT, Circuit Judges, and HUNGATE, District Judge.

BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

Michael Reagen, Commissioner of the Iowa Department of Social Services (IDSS), appeals from a judgment of the district court1 enjoining him from denying assistance under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program (AFDC) to families whose unemployed parents refuse without good cause to accept bona fide offers of employment. This appeal poses the difficult problem of determining the appropriate sanction for...

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