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WHITE HORSE v. HECKLER

Civ. No. 85-3006.

627 F.Supp. 848 (1985)

Lavina WHITE HORSE, Suella High Elk, Yvonne Garreaux, and Susan Chiu, on behalf of themselves, their children and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. Margaret HECKLER, as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services; and James W. Ellenbecker, as Secretary of the South Dakota Department of Social Services, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. South Dakota, C.D.

Supplemental Memorandum Opinion October 25, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David W. Curtis, Yvette Hall War Bonnett, Billie Jones, Albert C. Jones, Dakota Plains Legal Services, Mission, S.D., for plaintiffs.

Janice Godtland, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Social Services, Pierre, S.D., for defendant James W. Ellenbecker, Secretary, South Dakota Dept. of Social Services.

Robert A. Mandel, Asst. U.S. Atty., Pierre, S.D., Ronald S. Luedemann, Regional Atty., Thomas A. Nelson, Jr., Deputy Regional Atty., Dept. of Health & Human Services, Denver, Colo., for defendant Margaret Heckler.

CASE SUMMARY

DONALD J. PORTER, Chief Judge.

Named plaintiffs are residents of the State of South Dakota who receive Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). 42 U.S.C. §§ 601 et. seq. They bring this action as representative members of a class comprised of all South Dakota households that have had their AFDC grants terminated, decreased, or have been denied AFDC benefits as a result of state and federal regulations promulgated under...

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