Fitzgerald v. Schweiker

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

JOSEPH H. YOUNG, District Judge.

This action involves the interplay between the federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program and the Maryland Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program. The basic issue is whether the method employed by defendants to calculate retroactive SSI benefits paid to recipients who received AFDC while their SSI applications were pending is lawful. This matter comes before the Court on plaintiffs’ motion for class certification, defendants’ motion to dismiss and cross motions for summary judgment.

SSI is the nation’s cash…