U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1994

Darlene Smith, on Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly Situated v. C. Patrick Babcock, Director of the Michigan Department of Social Services

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · Decided March 14, 1994 · Kennedy, Norris, Engel

19 F.3d 257; 1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 4449; 1994 WL 76428 (Federal Reporter, Third Series)

Counsel

Jacqueline Doig (argued and briefed), Legal Services of Eastern Michigan, Midland, MI, Terri L. Stangl, Legal Services of Eastern Michigan, Saginaw, MI, for plaintiff-ap-pellee., Frank J. Kelley, Thomas L. Casey, Office of Atty. Gen., Appellate Div., Erica Weiss Marsden (argued and briefed), Lansing, MI, for defendant-appellant.

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