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Timestamp: 2019-11-12 23:03:22
Document Index: 353215793

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1343', '§ 1343', '§ 1983', '§ 2201', '§ 2202', '§ 2281', '§ 2284']

Sims v. Juras, 313 F. Supp. 1212 (D. Or. 1969) :: Justia
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Sims v. Juras, 313 F. Supp. 1212 (D. Or. 1969)
U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon - 313 F. Supp. 1212 (D. Or. 1969)
313 F. Supp. 1212 (1969)
Richard SIMS and Janie Marie Sims, individually and as next friend for their minor child, Theresa Marie Sims, and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated, Plaintiffs,
Andrew F. JURAS, individually and as the Executive and Administrative Officer of the Oregon State Public Welfare Commission, Dr. Ennis Keizer, Gene C. Rose, Mrs. James Armpriest, Ray C. Cates, Rev. John H. Jackson, Melvin Hawkins and Mrs. Frank Dickson, individually and as the members of the Oregon State Public Welfare Commission, Defendants.
*1213 Charles J. Merten, Bonnie J. Mentzer, Mervyn H. Loya, Legal Aid Service, Multnomah Bar Assn., Portland, Or., for plaintiffs.
*1214 FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
Jurisdiction is conferred on this Court by Title 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3) and § 1343 (4), 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 28 U.S.C. § 2201 and § 2202, relating to declaratory judgments, and by Title 28 U.S.C. § 2281 and § 2284, relating to three-judge district courts.
(A) This action is properly maintained as a class action, the requirements of Rule 23(a) and 23(b) (2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure having been met; the class includes all recipients of public assistance from the State of Oregon.
*1215 (C) ORS 412.075, ORS 412.580, ORS 413.100 and ORS 418.125; the rules and regulations of the Oregon State Public Welfare Commission contained in Article IX, Sections 900-912.3 and Volume II, Oregon State Public Welfare Commission Staff Manual, Sections 2960-2970.5; and related statutes, rules and regulations promulgated by the Oregon State Public Welfare Commission, which authorize and require termination or suspension of aid to recipients without affording said recipients a hearing prior to the withdrawal of such assistance, deny due process under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
*1216 (6) Opportunity for the recipient to request a fair hearing before the state agency if aggrieved by the decision of the person conducting the pre-suspension or pre-termination hearing.
2170 General Assistance. General Assistance is the State financed program designed to meet the needs of some persons who are not eligible for one of the federally-matched programs, or whose needs are so temporaryless than 30 daysthat it is not feasible to process a grant. Some other recipients eligible for a federally-matched program receive GA because of a money management problem.
Temporary GA is designed to assist those otherwise eligible persons whose need is expected to be of short duration because they are ordinarily able to meet their needs from some other source. An example might be the migrant family in emergent need but with no intent to remain in Oregon. All temporary GA cases will receive assistance in the form of one-time cash or vendor payments. The granting of such assistance does not imply eligibility for ongoing assistance. Because of the temporary nature of the eligibility determination, the recipient shall contact the county office to have his eligibility reassessed upon expiration of the period covered by the requisition or one-time money payment. *1217 Continuing GA is intended to meet the need of otherwise eligible persons whose need may be of indefinite duration and who may not be expected to meet their needs from any other source such as employment or benefits from another agency. GA money management cases are included in this group. Most of these cases will receive assistance in the form of continuing cash grants. Others, such as nursing home patients may receive both a cash and a vendor payment. An ongoing entitlement is implied in Continuing GA. Unless their circumstances have changed, these recipients are not expected to contact the county office each month before receiving assistance. The county public welfare department is expected to review eligibility of these recipients at least once every six months; for money management cases, eligibility must be reviewed as required by the federal program for which they are eligible.