Legal Opinion
Helen Lewin v. Richard S. Schwieker, Secretary of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 27, 1981No. 80-5011PublishedCited by 385 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge:
In 1974, when the state Aid to the Totally Disabled program (ATD) was converted to the federal Supplemental Security Income benefits program (SSI), the Social Security Administration (SSA) began sending SSI checks to Helen Lewin in an amount more than that to which she was entitled. Upon learning of the error, the SSA sought recovery of the overpayment. 1 A hearing was held before an administrative law judge (AU) who held that Lewin was not without fault in causing the overpayment and therefore not entitled to keep it. This decision was affirmed by the SSA’s Appeals…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Morton v. RuizSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Schweiker v. HansenSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- George Dobrowolsky v. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Secretary, Health, Education, and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- Minnie Gold v. The Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Jose E. Baerga v. Elliot Richardson, Individually and as Secretary of Health, Education AndwelfareCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by385 opinions
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- Halray Harman v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of the Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- Podedworny v. HarrisCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
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