California Court of Appeal

Plaintiff's challenge to defendant's interpretation of the maximum family grant (MFG) statute is unsuccessful where plaintiff's claim, that the calculation of the cash aid component of public assistance denies California's MFG children adequate support, must be directed to the legislature.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/27/2004
• Published 07/27/2004

Judges

• IRION, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, Edward D. Vogel, Karin Dougan Vogel, San Diego;  San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program, Rosemary Bishop, San Diego;  Coalition of California Welfare Rights Organizations and Grace Gallagher, Sacramento for Plaintiffs and Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Andrea Hoch, Chief Assistant Attorney General, James Humes, Assistant Attorney General, John H. Sanders and Jennifer A. Chmura, Deputy Attorneys General, for Defendants and Respondents.