WALTON v. HAMMONS

No. 98-1765.

192 F.3d 590 (1999)

Ethan WALTON, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Marva Livingston HAMMONS, Director, Michigan Family Independence Agency, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided September 21, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terri L. Stangl (briefed), Jacqueline Doig (argued and briefed), Center for Civil Justice, Saginaw, MI, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Erica Weiss Marsden (argued and briefed), Office of the Attorney General, Social Services Division, Lansing, MI, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before: JONES, COLE, and CLAY, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

NATHANIEL R. JONES, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-Appellant Marva Livingston Hammons, in her capacity as director of the Michigan Family Independence Agency ("MFIA"), contests the district court's grant of summary judgment to Plaintiff-Appellee Ethan Walton. Specifically, the district court concluded that Hammons exceeded her authority under the Food Stamp Act ("FSA") by denying food stamps to the entire Walton family because Ethan Walton's mother was...

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