Valenzuela v. Yeutter

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988 F.2d 977
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 15, 199391-15400California2,012 words

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988 F.2d 977 Jesus VALENZUELA; Luz Valenzuela, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Clayton YEUTTER, Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture; Linda Rae Moore-Canon, Director of Department of Economic Security, Defendants-Appellees. No. 91-15400. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 13, 1992. Decided March 16, 1993. As Amended April 15, 1993. William E. Morris, Southern Arizona Legal Aid, Inc., Tuscon, AZ, for plaintiffs-appellants. Richard A. Olderman, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. Before: FLETCHER, POOLE and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. POOLE, Circuit Judge: 1 Appellants Jesus and Luz Valenzuela appeal the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of appellees Clayton Yeutter and Linda Rae Moore-Canon, the Secretary of the United States Department Agriculture and Director of the Department of Economic Security, respectively. Because we find the Secretary of Agriculture's interpretation of "head of household" as the "primary wage earner" reasonable and within his…

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