BOATMAN v. HAMMONS

No. 97-1530.

164 F.3d 286 (1998)

Sheena BOATMAN; Bonita Boatman; Michael Boatman; Teah Boatman; Christopher White; Christine Brewer; Johnna Smith, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Marva Livingston HAMMONS, Director, Michigan Family Independence Agency and James K. Haveman, Jr., Director, Michigan Department of Community Health, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided December 18, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jacqueline Doig (argued and briefed), Terri L. Stangl (briefed), Center for Civil Justice, Saginaw, Michigan, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Stephen H. Garrard (argued and briefed), Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General of Michigan, Social Services Division, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before: MERRITT, BOGGS, and SUHRHEINRICH, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

MERRITT, Circuit Judge.

This appeal arises from a class action lawsuit challenging Michigan's Medicaid transportation policy. Plaintiffs are Michigan Medicaid recipients who bring this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that the defendant administrators are failing to comply with the requirements of federal law by (1) failing to provide written notice when Medicaid transportation requests are denied; (2) failing to provide sufficient...

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