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FOSTER v. CELANI

Civ. A. No. 85-320.

683 F.Supp. 84 (1987)

Sandra FOSTER and Judith Girouard, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Veronica H. CELANI, as Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Social Welfare, Gretchen Morse, as Secretary of the Vermont Agency of Human Services and Frank W. Naylor, as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

United States District Court, D. Vermont.

July 1, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen Norman, Vermont Legal Aid, Inc., Burlington, Vt., for plaintiffs.

Michael McShane, Asst. Atty. Gen., Montpelier, Vt., for defendants Celani and Morse.

Felicia Chambers, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., and Patti Page, Asst. U.S. Atty., Burlington, Vt., for defendant Naylor.

OPINION AND ORDER

COFFRIN, Chief Judge.

This is a class action arising under the Food Stamp Act, 7 U.S.C. §§ 2011-2029. Plaintiffs are a Vermont-wide class of foster parents whose food stamp benefits were reduced, or terminated in the 12 months preceding the filing of their complaint because "foster care maintenance payments" were included in their household income for the purpose of determining their eligibility to receive food stamps. Defendants...

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