Activists protesting cuts outside of Oakland court, Thursday, Jan 19, 2012

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PRINT & WEB COVERAGE

Update on Temporary Restraining Order stopping IHSS cuts
Disability Rights California
In response to a December 1 filing by Disability Rights California and other groups charging that the state’s planned across the board 20% cuts in IHSS hours would violate federal laws, a TRO was issued by a federal judge in Oakland later that same day.  The judge ordered the state not to take any actions to cut benefits, including changing its computer system or sending out notices to people who use IHSS. The Court further ordered the State to rescind the All County Letter that authorized the reductions …

Federal Judge Issues Preliminary Injunction To Continue Blocking 20% Across-The-Board IHSS Cuts
California Progress Report, Marty Omoto CDCAN 
A federal district court judge in Oakland, as expected, issued a court order that will continue blocking the Brown Administration and the federal government from taking any steps to implement the 20% across-the-board reduction in service hours for hundreds of thousands of children and adults with disabilities – including people with developmental disabilities – and seniors who receive In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) …

Federal judge says she’ll stop IHSS cuts 
San Jose Mercury News 
By Josh Richman OAKLAND — Dealing another blow to an already shaky state budget, a federal judge Thursday further delayed California’s plan to slash about $100 million from its In-Home Supportive Services program for disabled, low-income elderly and …

Court blocks in-home-care cuts for disabled, aged 
San Francisco Chronicle 
A federal judge blocked the state on Thursday from reducing in-home care by 20 percent for 372000 elderly and disabled Californians. US District Judge Claudia Wilken of Oakland had issued a temporary restraining order Dec. 1 that barred state officials …

Federal judge continues to block California’s cuts to in-home care 
Los Angeles Times 
To balance the budget, California lawmakers had planned $100 million in cuts to in-home care for the elderly and disabled, but a federal judge is blocking the reductions because of a lawsuit. By Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times Reporting from …

Federal Judge Renews Her Order Blocking Calif. Cuts To In-Home Care 
Kaiser Health News 
A federal judge will continue blocking millions of dollars in cuts to in-home care for the elderly and the disabled, parties to a lawsuit over the services said Thursday. US District Judge Claudia Wilken had temporarily halted the cuts in December. …

Federal judge blocks budget cuts to California in-home care program 
Sacramento Bee 
By Kevin Yamamura A federal judge on Thursday continued to block the state from reducing in-home care to low-income disabled and elderly residents, a budget cut pursued last year by Gov. Jerry Brown and lawmakers. The reduction would have slashed 

Federal Judge Continues To Block In-Home Supportive Services Cuts 
California Healthline 
On Thursday, US District Judge Claudia Wilken issued a preliminary injunction to continue to prevent the state from cutting In-Home Supportive Services care hours by 20%, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. IHSS provides services for the elderly and …

In-home care back in budget
Cal Coast News 
A budget-mandated reduction of in-home care for 372000 elderly and disabled Californians was blocked Thursday by a federal judge. [SF Chronicle] Gov. Jerry Brown’s current budget would slash 20 percent from a program called In-Home Supportive Services …

IHSS Caregiver Program For Seniors And Disabled Dodges A Bullet Once Again
Family In Home Caregiving of Monterey Blog
A Federal Judge on Thursday once again thwarted Governor Jerry Brown, blocking him from reducing in-home care for low-income disabled and elderly residents, a program referred to as In-Home Supportive Services or IHSS.