BEATON v. THOMPSON

No. 89-35474.

913 F.2d 701 (1990)

Barbara J. BEATON, for herself and as next friend for her grandchildren, Barbara Cortes, Drina Saludares, Shayne Forest, Margeaux Forest, Greg Payne, and Shanon Bernstine; Shari L. Talbott, for herself, and as next friend for her son, Trevor Talbott, and her nephew, Jeff Howard; Joan Smiley, for herself and as next friend for her grandchildren, Antjaun Jones and Renatta Richardson, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Richard W. THOMPSON, Secretary of Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 31, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rebecca A. Vandergriff, Asst. Atty. Gen., Olympia, Wash., for defendant-appellant.

Elizabeth Schott, argued, Robin Zukoski, Evergreen Legal Services, Seattle, Wash., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before HUG, NELSON and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges.


BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge:

A group of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) recipients who are caring for related children who also receive AFDC benefits (collectively "Beaton") filed a class action suit against the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) seeking to enjoin the enforcement of Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 388-24-050(3) (1989), a regulation that reduced the grants Beaton received from AFDC. The district court issued...

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