BLIEK v. PALMER

Nos. 96-1466, 96-1991.

102 F.3d 1472 (1997)

Evelyn BLIEK, Individually and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated; Tish Eberline, Individually and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Charles M. PALMER, In his official capacity as the Director of the Iowa Department of Human Services; Kim D. Schmett, In his capacity as Acting Director of the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided January 2, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph G. Basque, Council Bluffs, IA, argued (Martin Ozga and Linda Cooper, on the brief), for appellees.

Barbara E.B. Galloway, Des Moines, IA, for appellant.

Before BEAM, HEANEY, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges.


HANSEN, Circuit Judge.

Evelyn Bliek and Tish Eberline filed this class action suit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeking injunctive and declaratory relief. The plaintiffs contended, among other things, that the defendants violated the plaintiffs' due process rights by failing to notify them of the state's discretionary authority to settle, adjust, compromise, or deny claims arising out of overissuances of food stamps due solely to agency error. The district court...

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