GARRETT v. PUETT

No. 82-5214.

707 F.2d 930 (1983)

Nadene GARRETT, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Sammie Lynn PUETT, Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Human Services, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided June 2, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian Paddock (argued), Rural Legal Services of Tenn., Cookeville, Tenn., for plaintiffs-appellants.

William M. Leech, Jr., Atty. Gen. of Tenn., Jeanne Crowley Casstevens, Michael E. Terry, Michael Pearigen, Asst. Attys. Gen. (argued), Nashville, Tenn., for defendants-appellees.

Before MARTIN and KRUPANSKY, Circuit Judges, and PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge.


PER CURIAM.

Appellants in this class action challenge the adequacy of notices sent by the Tennessee Department of Human Services to recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) benefits, informing them of a reduction or termination of benefits. Chief District Judge L. Clure Morton held that the notices were adequate and granted defendants' motion for summary judgment. 557 F.Supp. 9 (M.D.Tenn.1982). We affirm.<...

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