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STEVENS v. DSS

Nos. 192574, 193417.

572 N.W.2d 41 (1997)

226 Mich. App. 61

Kelly E. STEVENS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Defendant-Appellee. Karen HATLAK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Defendant-Appellee,

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided October 17, 1997, at 9:20 a.m.

Released for Publication January 22, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michigan Indian Legal Services, Inc. by James A. Keedy, Traverse City, for petitioner-appellants.

Frank J. Kelley, Atty. Gen., Thomas L. Casey, Sol. Gen., and Thomas P. Boyd, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent-appellee.

Before GAGE, P.J., and McDONALD and FITZGERALD, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

In these consolidated appeals we are called upon to determine whether proceeds received by petitioners, Native Americans, from their tribe's casino gaming revenue should be considered income for purposes of computing their eligibility for federal assistance programs. In both cases the Department of Social Services (DSS) hearing referees' decisions to include the revenue as income were affirmed by the circuit courts. We also affirm.

Both petitioners...

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