AYRES v. BABCOCK

No. 87-1650.

867 F.2d 296 (1989)

Patricia AYRES, Sheryll Stultz, Ada LaPlaunt, Mildred Wiley, Oakland County Welfare Rights Organization, on behalf of themselves and of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. C. Patrick BABCOCK, Director of the Michigan Department of Social Services, and the Michigan Department of Social Services, a state agency, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided February 6, 1989.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied March 24, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan K. McParland, Michigan Legal Services, Detroit, Mich., Robert Gillett (argued), Michigan Legal Services, Ann Arbor, Mich., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Erica Weiss Marsden (argued), Asst. Atty. Gen., Frank J. Kelley, Lansing, Mich., for defendants-appellees.

Before KENNEDY, MARTIN and NORRIS, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied March 24, 1989.

ALAN E. NORRIS, Circuit Judge.

This appeal concerns the validity of a state policy which denies eligibility for Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) benefits to parents of children who are placed in a mental health facility or a child caring institution. Plaintiffs appeal the district court's denial of their request for a declaration that the policy is invalid, and an injunction against the termination...

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