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ROY v. COHEN

Civ. No. 83-1179.

590 F.Supp. 600 (1984)

Stephen J. ROY and Karen Miller, Plaintiffs, v. Walter COHEN, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania.

June 22, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Franklin A. Miles, Jr., Harrisburg, Pa., Gary S. Gildin, Carlisle, Pa., for plaintiffs.

Harry A. Nagle, Lewisburg, Pa., Joel M. Ressler, Deputy Atty. Gen., Harrisburg, Pa., Theodore C. Hirt, Lewis K. Wise, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Elizabeth A. Allaben, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., Gwen Jones, Social Security Administration, Baltimore, Md., for defendants.

OPINION

MUIR, District Judge.

I. Introduction.

Stephen J. Roy and Karen Miller refuse to use a social security number for their three-year-old daughter, Little Bird of the Snow, on the ground that doing so would be contrary to their native Abenaki Indian religious beliefs. As a result, the Defendants have terminated cash assistance and medical assistance benefits for Little Bird of the Snow payable to the Plaintiffs. They have also initiated proceedings...

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