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No. 358755
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
William Thomas v. Robert H. Bergland, Secretary, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Edward Hekman, Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service, Department of Agriculture, James Kocher, Director, Food Stamp Program, Department of Agriculture, Richard E. Mellinger, Food Stamp Program, Western Region, Department of Agriculture, William Mayo, Director, Arizona Department of Economic Security, Robert Hoogestraat, Director, Division of County Operations, Arizona Department of Economic Security, Hugh McFarland Coordinator, Food Stamp Unit, Arizona Department of Economic Security, William Marchinton, Welfare Administrator, Maricopa County Food Stamp Unit, Arizona Department of Economic Security, in Their Official Capacities, William Thomas v. Robert H. Bergland, Secretary, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Edward Hekman, Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service, Department of Agriculture, James Kocher, Director, Food Stamp Program, Department of Agriculture, Richard E. Mellinger, Food Stamp Program, Western Region, Department of Agriculture, William Mayo, Director, Arizona Department of Economic Security, Robert Hoogestraat, Director, Division of County Operations, Arizona Department of Economic Security, Hugh McFarland Coordinator, Food Stamp Unit, Arizona Department of Economic Security, William Marchinton, Welfare Administrator, Maricopa County Food Stamp Unit, Arizona Department of Economic Security, in Their Official Capacities
No. 358755 · Decided September 5, 1978
No. 358755·Ninth Circuit · 1978·
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Case Details
Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided
September 5, 1978
Citation
No. 358755
Disposition
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William Thomas v. Robert H. Bergland, Secretary, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Edward Hekman, Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service, Department of Agriculture, James Kocher, Director, Food Stamp Program, Department of Agriculture, Richard E. Mellinger, Food Stamp Program, Western Region, Department of Agriculture, William Mayo, Director, Arizona Department of Economic Security, Robert Hoogestraat, Director, Division of County Operations, Arizona Department of Economic Security, Hugh McFarland Coordinator, Food Stamp Unit, Arizona Department of Economic Security, William Marchinton, Welfare Administrator, Maricopa County Food Stamp Unit, Arizona Department of Economic Security, in Their Official Capacities, William Thomas v. Robert H. Bergland, Secretary, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Edward Hekman, Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service, Department of Agriculture, James Kocher, Director, Food Stamp Program, Department of Agriculture, Richard E. Mellinger, Food Stamp Program, Western Region, Department of Agriculture, William Mayo, Director, Arizona Department of Economic Security, Robert Hoogestraat, Director, Division of County Operations, Arizona Department of Economic Security, Hugh McFarland Coordinator, Food Stamp Unit, Arizona Department of Economic Security, William Marchinton, Welfare Administrator, Maricopa County Food Stamp Unit, Arizona Department of Economic Security, in Their Official Capacities is a decision of the Ninth Circuit. Review the opinion text below for the holding.
FlawCheck shows no negative treatment for William Thomas v. Robert H. Bergland, Secretary, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Edward Hekman, Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service, Department of Agriculture, James Kocher, Director, Food Stamp Program, Department of Agriculture, Richard E. Mellinger, Food Stamp Program, Western Region, Department of Agriculture, William Mayo, Director, Arizona Department of Economic Security, Robert Hoogestraat, Director, Division of County Operations, Arizona Department of Economic Security, Hugh McFarland Coordinator, Food Stamp Unit, Arizona Department of Economic Security, William Marchinton, Welfare Administrator, Maricopa County Food Stamp Unit, Arizona Department of Economic Security, in Their Official Capacities, William Thomas v. Robert H. Bergland, Secretary, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Edward Hekman, Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service, Department of Agriculture, James Kocher, Director, Food Stamp Program, Department of Agriculture, Richard E. Mellinger, Food Stamp Program, Western Region, Department of Agriculture, William Mayo, Director, Arizona Department of Economic Security, Robert Hoogestraat, Director, Division of County Operations, Arizona Department of Economic Security, Hugh McFarland Coordinator, Food Stamp Unit, Arizona Department of Economic Security, William Marchinton, Welfare Administrator, Maricopa County Food Stamp Unit, Arizona Department of Economic Security, in Their Official Capacities in the current circuit citation data.
This case was decided on September 5, 1978.
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