Category: SNAP Highlights

Special Master Appointed to Speed Application Processing in Nassau County

NCLEJ and the Empire Justice Center achieved a revised settlement in January 2015 in a case before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York challenging Nassau County’s unlawful practice of delaying food stamp,…

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NCLEJ and WNYLC Sue Niagara County over Extensive Delays in Providing Public Benefits

On July 9, 2013, NCLEJ and the Western New York Law Center filed a class action, McCoy v. Restaino, in the Western District of New York on behalf of residents of Niagara County who have applied, or are…

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Settlement Ends Illegal Food Stamp Terminations and Appeal Delays in NY State

On June 19, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York approved the negotiated settlement in Richard C. v. Proud, 12 Civ. 5942, which challenged the State’s failure to advise individuals facing SNAP (Food…

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Federal Court Determines Connecticut Must Speed Processing of SNAP (Food Stamp) Benefits

In a major victory for food stamp applicants, represented by the National Center for Law and Economic Justice and Greater Hartford Legal Aid, the U.S Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled on July 6, 2015 that…

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Marc Cohan and Gina Mannix’s article on NCLEJ’s SNAP (Food Stamp) Application Delay Litigation Project Is Published in Clearinghouse Review

Find the article here (pdf).

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NCLEJ and Partners See Significant Improvement in Benefit Application Processing in Steuben County

In February 2010, NCLEJ, the Western New York Law Center, and the Empire Justice Center achieved a settlement approved by the United States District Court for the Western District of New York in a class action case challenging…

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Contempt Motion Responds to Suffolk County’s Failure to Provide Promised Food and Medical Assistance Promptly

NCLEJ and the Empire Justice Center achieved a revised settlement in July 2014 in a United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York case challenging Suffolk County’s unlawful practice of delaying food stamp and Medicaid…

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NCLEJ and Colleagues Sue Columbia County, NY for Systemic Failure to Process Food Stamp, Medicaid, and Cash Assistance Applications in a Timely Fashion

On April 5, 2011, NCLEJ and the Empire Justice Center filed Travis v. Mossman, a federal class action, in the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of New York to challenge Columbia County’s pattern and practice…

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NCLEJ and Colleagues Achieve Settlements to Secure Colorado’s Timely Processing of Medicaid, SNAP, CHIP, and TANF Applications

This case was filed in 2004 following Colorado’s premature launch of a flawed new computer system to manage applications and ongoing eligibility for all of its public benefits programs. The new system, known as the Colorado Benefits Management…

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NCLEJ Sues Nassau County NY For Delaying Food Stamps, Medicaid, and Cash Public Assistance to Hundreds Each Month

NCLEJ and the Empire Justice Center achieved a revised settlement in January 2015 in a case before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York challenging Nassau County’s unlawful practice of delaying food stamp,…

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