Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit November 22, 1996, Nos. 94-15302, 94-15303 (Gamboa v. Chandler)

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Paul M. Gamboa represents a certified class of individuals who were denied benefits under the Aid' to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and Medicaid programs. Gamboa applied to the Hawaii Department of Human Services (DHS) for these benefits, but was rejected because he owns an automobile with an equity value of more than $1500. This rendered him ineligible under 45 C.F.R. § 233.