CLIFTON v. SCHAFER

No. 91-1693.

969 F.2d 278 (1992)

Robert C. CLIFTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael T. SCHAFER, individually and in his official capacity, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 16, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Kreimendahl (argued), Western Wisconsin Legal Services, Dodgeville, Wis., for plaintiff-appellant.

Michael S. Anderson, Edith F. Merila (argued), Axley & Brynelson, Madison, Wis., for defendant-appellee.

Before CUMMINGS and MANION, Circuit Judges, and ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge.


MANION, Circuit Judge.

Robert Clifton, a benefits recipient of the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program, sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 over a temporary deprivation of $558 in welfare benefits, benefits that were restored a little more than two months after they were taken away. On December 21, 1989, Judith Andrews, an employee of the Lafayette, Wisconsin County Department of Human Services (the "county"), prepared and sent a letter to Clifton telling...

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