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LAVIGINE v. COM'R DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Jan 13, 2003
2003 Me. 3 (Me. 2003)

Opinion

Docket Pis-02-396.

Argued December 20, 2002.

Decided January 13, 2003.

Appealed from the Superior Court, Piscataquis County, Mead, J.

Sara Anne Meerse, Esq. (orally), Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc., Portland, for plaintiff.

G. Steven Rowe, Attorney General, Jane Gregory, Asst. Attorney General, (orally), Augusta, for Defendant.

Panel: SAUFLEY, C.J., and CLIFFORD, RUDMAN, DANA, ALEXANDER, and LEVY, JJ.

Although not available at oral argument, Justice Dana participated in this opinion. See M.R.App.P. 12(a) (stating that a "qualified justice may participate in a decision even though not present at oral argument").


Rick E. Lavigne appeals from the judgment entered in the Superior Court (Piscataquis County, Mead, J.) affirming a decision of a Hearing Officer of the Department of Human Services declaring Lavigne ineligible to receive food stamps. Because the Court is evenly divided, we affirm the judgment.

The entry is:

Judgment affirmed.


Summaries of

LAVIGINE v. COM'R DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Jan 13, 2003
2003 Me. 3 (Me. 2003)
Case details for

LAVIGINE v. COM'R DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES

Case Details

Full title:RICK E. LAVIGNE v. COMMISSONER, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES

Court:Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Date published: Jan 13, 2003

Citations

2003 Me. 3 (Me. 2003)
814 A.2d 467

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