BUCKHANON v. PERCY

Nos. 82-2057, 82-2142.

708 F.2d 1209 (1983)

Geraldine BUCKHANON and Rosetta Bailey, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees and Cross-Appellants, v. Donald PERCY, Bernard J. Stumbras and Kenneth Rentmeester, et al., Defendants-Appellants and Cross-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 20, 1983.

As Amended May 31 and June 15, 1983.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied September 9, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F. Thomas Creeron, III, Wis. Dept. of Justice, Madison, Wis., for defendants-appellants/cross-appellees.

Mary Fisher, Bernet, Legal Action of Wis. Inc., Milwaukee, Wis., for plaintiffs-appellees/cross-appellants.

Before CUDAHY and POSNER, Circuit Judges, and HOLDER, District Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied September 9, 1983.

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiffs-appellees in this case represent a class of recipients of benefits administered by the state of Wisconsin under the federal Aid to Families with Dependent Children ("AFDC") and Medical Assistance ("MA") programs, whose benefits were reduced or terminated as a result of certain changes mandated by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 ("OBRA"). They sued...

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