Court Opinion

ID: 9620945
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 05:49:50.574959+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:58:00.576944
License: Public Domain

KILKENNY, Circuit Judge
(concurring and dissenting):
I concur in the majority opinion, with the exception of the holding that recoupment from current assistance grants violates the spirit and intent of the statute establishing Aid to Families with Dependent Children and consequently, I would not permanently, or otherwise, enjoin the state of Oregon from attempting in the future to recoup overpayment of welfare funds by reducing current AFDC payments.
It is my view that recoupment from current assistance grants is entirely consistent with, and conforms to, the letter and intent of relevant federal legislation and is constitutional under the teachings of Wyman v. James, 400 U.S. 309, 91 S.Ct. 381, 27 L.Ed.2d 408 (1971). See also Saiz v. Goodwin, 325 F.Supp. 23 (D.N.M.1971).