SLAUGHTER v. LEVINE

Nos. 85-5143, 85-5437.

801 F.2d 288 (1986)

Sharon SLAUGHTER on Behalf of herself and her minor child, Toni Slaughter; Helen Stewart; Jennifer Ayers; and Kathryn Jenkins, Appellees, v. Leonard LEVINE, in his capacity as Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Public Welfare, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided September 10, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Beverly Jones Heydinger, St. Paul, Minn., for appellant.

Mary G. Grau, Minneapolis, Minn., for appellees.

Before ARNOLD, Circuit Judge, TIMBERS, Senior Circuit Judge, and FAGG, Circuit Judge.


ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

This is a class action challenging several aspects of the Minnesota Department of Public Welfare's treatment of "lump-sum" income in administering the jointly funded federal-state Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program established by the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 601 et seq. The defendant, Leonard Levine, who was sued in his capacity as Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Public Welfare (DPW), raises...

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