Kali v. Bowen

854 F.2d 329 Annette KALI; Valeska K. Wise; individually and on behalf of all persons similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, * Defendant-Appellee. No. 87-2094. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 15, 1988. Resubmitted June 29, 1988. Decided Aug. 10, 1988. John Ishihara and Raymond E. Gurcyzynski, Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, Brenton Rogozen, San Jose, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants. Joseph Stein, Asst. Regional Counsel, Dept. of Health and Human Services, San Francisco, Cal., Michael Chun, Asst. U.S. Atty., Honolulu, Hawaii, for defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii. Before GOODWIN, SCHROEDER and POOLE, Circuit Judges. GOODWIN, Circuit Judge: 1 Plaintiffs appeal the order denying attorneys' fees following lengthy litigation which successfully challenged federal and state regulations that changed the conditions of eligibility for benefits under state Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) for some three-generation families living together. 2 The district court granted summary judgment…