Civil Rights
Oct. 21, 2009
Judge Halts Cuts to Seniors, Disabled
U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken said the state's method for determining which in-home health services to cut was likely to violate federal law.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A federal judge in Oakland blocked state officials from slashing in-home health services to 130,000 seniors and disabled patients on Monday, two weeks before the cuts were to take effect.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Legislature hoped to save $137 million a year from the reductions.
The cuts targeted aid to elderly and mentally ill people who cannot handle daily tas...
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