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RIOS v. BUTZ

No. C-74-1372 ACW.

427 F.Supp. 534 (1976)

John M. RIOS et al., Plaintiffs, and The Habilitat et al., Plaintiffs in Intervention, v. Earl BUTZ, etc., Defendant.

United States District Court, N. D. California.

December 20, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Teets, Jr., Richard H. Hart, Jr., California Rural Legal Assistance, San Francisco, Cal., Lorelei Borland, Jay Lipner, Food Research & Action Center, New York City, Evan R. Shirley, Honolulu, Hawaii, for plaintiffs.

Richard F. Locke, Asst. U. S. Atty., San Francisco, Cal., for defendant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

WOLLENBERG, District Judge.

This class action for declaratory and injunctive relief claims that the Department of Agriculture's (USDA) delay in implementing the Congressional mandate for food stamp eligibility for drug addicts and alcoholics in treatment and rehabilitation programs was unnecessary and unreasonable. After this lawsuit was filed, the implementing regulations were in fact promulgated. Plaintiffs seek retroactive benefits...

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