The following excerpt is from Sweeney v. Bane, 996 F.2d 1384 (2nd Cir. 1993):
We first note that "substantial weight must be given to the good-faith judgments of the individuals charged ... with the administration of social welfare programs that the procedures they have provided assure fair consideration of the entitlement claims of individuals." Mathews v. Eldridge, 424 U.S. 319, 349, 96 S.Ct. 893, 909, 47 L.Ed.2d 18 (1976) (due process). Applying this standard, we must reject appellants' contentions.
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