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FREESTONE v. COWAN

No. 93-16697.

68 F.3d 1141 (1995)

Cathy FREESTONE, individually, on behalf of their minor children and on behalf of all others similarly situated; Susan Harrington, individually, on behalf of their minor children and on behalf of all others similarly situated; Sonya Madrid, individually, on behalf of their minor children and on behalf of all others similarly situated; Judith Rogers, individually, on behalf of their minor children and on behalf of others similarly situated; Esperanza Laustaunau, individually, on behalf of their minor children and on behalf of others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Charles E. COWAN, Director, Arizona Department of Economic Security, in his official capacity, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided October 12, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Morris, Southern Arizona Legal Aid, Inc., Tucson, Arizona, for the plaintiffs-appellants.

Steven J. Silver, Sherry M. Klein, Mirian M. Yim, Assistant Attorneys General, Phoenix, Arizona, for the defendant-appellee.

Before: STEPHEN REINHARDT, THOMPSON and ANDREW J. KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges.

REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:

This case involves a class action brought by custodial parents, primarily mothers, and their children who have been unable to obtain federally required child support enforcement services from the state of Arizona. The class members sued under § 1983 in an attempt to force the state to comply with its federal obligations, under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, to identify and seek support from "deadbeat dads." The federal courts...

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