Jane Fortin, Etc. v. Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Welfare

U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit · Decided 1982-11-04

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SWYGERT, Senior Circuit Judge. This case is an appeal from an order of the district court finding the Massachusetts Department of Public Welfare (“Department”) not in substantial compliance with a 1975 consent decree enjoining delays in welfare eligibility determinations, holding the Department in civil contempt, and imposing fines for further noncompliance. The Department also…

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