BETSON v. COHEN

Civ. A. No. 83-3543.

578 F.Supp. 154 (1983)

Nancy BETSON, Annabelle Woodard and Cynthia Williams on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Walter COHEN, Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare; and Don Jose Stovall, Executive Director of the Philadelphia County Board of Assistance; and Margaret M. Heckler, Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

United States District Court, E.D. Louisiana.

December 29, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deborah Harris, Community Legal Services, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiff.

John D.J. Shellenberger, Philadelphia, Pa., for State defendants.

Charlotte Hardnett, Philadelphia, Pa., for federal defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

WEINER, District Judge.

This action was initially brought in July 1983 by Roseann Barnes on behalf of herself and a putative class challenging federal regulations and state implementation of a section added to the Social Security Act in 1981 regarding the treatment of lump sum income received by Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) assistance units. Her complaint was dismissed with prejudice as to her and without prejudice...

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