Legal Opinion
27 soc.sec.rep.ser. 313, unempl.ins.rep. Cch 14915a Charles Briggs v. Louis W. Sullivan, M.D.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 25, 1989No. 89-15515PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
Charles Briggs suffers from a disabling mental impairment, a condition which renders him eligible to receive disability payments from the federal government. Because of the nature of his impairment, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, appellee Louis Sullivan (“the Secretary”), has decided that his federal benefits payments should be paid to a representative, who would act essentially as a trustee for Briggs, paying his basic expenses and giving him money as necessary and prudent. Robert Pierce, another appellant in this case, is also disabled. Because his…
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