Legal Opinion
Ahrens v. Bowen
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided October 31, 1986No. CV 82-0287, CV 82-1859PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MISHLER, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Ahrens and McCabe move for summary judgment pursuant to Fed.R. Civ.P. 56. Cesar A. Perales (successor to Barbara Blum) 1 as Commissioner of New York State Department of Social Services (“Commissioner”) joins plaintiffs in seeking a declaration that it was arbitrary and capricious for the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (“the Secretary”) to refuse to disregard an award of punitive damages by recipients of the Supplemental Security Income program (“SSI”) in calculating eligibility for SSI benefits.
The Secretary moves for an order to…
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Ruppert v. Secretary of the United States Department of Health & Human ServicesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1987
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