Bryant v. Carleson

465 F.2d 111 Dorothy BRYANT, individually and on behalf of her four minor children, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Robert B. CARLESON, as Director of the Department of Social Welfare of the State of California, Defendant-Appellee. No. 72-1458. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. July 24, 1972. Rehearing Denied Aug. 28, 1972. Edmund S. Schaffer (argued), Ralph Santiago Abascal, Jay Allen Eisen, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants. Elizabeth Palmer, Deputy Atty. Gen. (argued), David Browie, Deputy Atty. Gen., Evelle J. Younger, Atty. Gen., San Francisco, Cal., for defendant-appellee. Before CHAMBERS, HAMLEY and GOODWIN, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: 1 Four recipients of public assistance under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program in California brought this class action against the Director of the Department of Social Welfare, State of California, to obtain declaratory, injunctive and monetary relief with regard to the assertedly unlawful manner in which that program is being administered. 2 In their first two claims, plaintiffs alleged that the state is out of compliance with section 402(a) (23) of the Social Security Act (Act), 42 U.S.C.…