Hamilton v. Madigan

961 F.2d 838 60 USLW 2653 Monica HAMILTON; Laura Stroy; Wanda Valeck individually, and on behalf of all similarly situated persons, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Edward MADIGAN * , in his official capacity as Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture, Defendant-Appellant. No. 90-16114. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 11, 1991. Decided April 10, 1992. Raymond W. Fullerton and John B. Koch, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Dept. of Agr., Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellant. Melinda R. Bird, Western Center on Law and Poverty, Los Angeles, Cal., Carole Grossman, Legal Services of Northern California, Sacramento, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellees. William W. Vaughn and Bruce G. Iwasaki, O'Melveny & Myers, Los Angeles, Cal., for amicus curiae Nat. Coalition for the Homeless. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Before: CHAMBERS, NORRIS, and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. WILLIAM A. NORRIS, Circuit Judge: 1 California provides two forms of emergency housing payments to homeless families. See Cal.Welf. & Inst.Code § 11450(f)(2). 1 While looking for permanent housing, a homeless…