96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 3289, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 5376, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 8164 Isabel Lopez v. Michael Espy, in His Official Capacity as United States Secretary of Agriculture Eloise Anderson, as Director of the California State Department of Social Services

83 F.3d 1095 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 3289 , 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 5376, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 8164 Isabel LOPEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael ESPY, in his official capacity as United States Secretary of Agriculture; Eloise Anderson, as Director of the California State Department of Social Services, Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-15538. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Aug. 15, 1995. Decided May 9, 1996. As Amended on Denial of Rehearing July 3, 1996. Gary F. Smith, Legal Services of Northern California, Inc., Woodland, California, for plaintiff-appellant. Pamela A. Moreau, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Thomas R. Yanger, Deputy Attorney General, Sacramento, California, for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California; Lawrence K. Karlton, Chief District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-93-01245-LKK. Before D. W. NELSON and T. G. NELSON, Circuit Judges, and KING, District Judge. * D. W. NELSON, Circuit Judge: 1 Isabel Lopez, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, seeks to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture and the Director of the California…