95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7768, 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 13,341 Yvonne Garcia and Kathleen Zellar v. Kevin W. Concannon, Director of the Oregon Department of Human Resources, in His Official Capacity and Mike Espy, Secretary of United States Department of Agriculture

67 F.3d 256 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7768 , 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 13,341 Yvonne GARCIA and Kathleen Zellar, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Kevin W. CONCANNON, Director of the Oregon Department of Human Resources, in his official capacity; and Mike Espy, Secretary of United States Department of Agriculture, Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-35457. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 11, 1995. Decided Oct. 4, 1995. James F. Young, Oregon Legal Services, Coos Bay Oregon Legal Service, Coos Bay, OR, and Karen A. Berkowitz, Multnomah County Legal Aid Services, Portland, OR, for plaintiffs-appellants. Janis C. Kestenbaum, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for defendant-appellee Mike Espy. Jas. J. Adams, Assistant Attorney General, Salem, OR, for defendant-appellee Concannon. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. Before: SCHROEDER, REINHARDT and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge: 1 This litigation concerns the validity of regulations promulgated by the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture, and the Director of the Oregon Department of Human Resources, to implement the…