Ortega v. Johnson
Annotate this CaseThe Court of Appeal held that a DSS regulation, Manual of Policies and Procedures (MPP) section 63-603, which addresses replacement issuances of benefits (formerly known as food stamps) under California's CalFresh program, was lawfully adopted and does not conflict with any state or federal statute, and that its plain language requires county welfare departments (CWDs) to replace CalFresh benefits lost through electronic theft (provided a replacement request is made within 10 days of the loss). In this case, MPP 63-603 was within the scope of authority conferred by enabling statutes, and Welfare and Institutions Code section 10072 does not affect the court's analysis. Therefore, the trial court erred by denying plaintiffs' petition for writ of mandate. The court reversed the trail court's judgment and remanded for the trial court to grant the petition.
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