Beltran v. Meyers

677 F.2d 1317 Antonia BELTRAN and Enosinsio Manahan, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Beverly A. MEYERS, individually and in her capacity as Director of the California State Department of Health; and Elizabeth Lyman, individually and in her capacity as Deputy Director of the California State Department of Health, Defendants-Appellants. No. 81-5689. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 5, 1982. Decided May 25, 1982. Richard J. Magasin, Deputy Atty. Gen., Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellants. Gill Deford, Nat. Senior Citizens Law Center, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellees; Marie Y. Janiewski, Nat. Senior Citizens Law Center, Los Angeles, Cal., on brief. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before WRIGHT and SNEED, Circuit Judges, and EAST * , District Judge. SNEED, Circuit Judge: 1 This is an appeal from the grant of a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the State of California's transfer of assets rule for medical assistance eligibility. Plaintiffs and appellees are a class of aged, blind, and disabled individuals who…