Kriegbaum v. Katz

KEENAN, District Judge:

This appeal of a federal question case requires us to decide what measures New York State may employ to secure the use of an individual’s social security benefits to defray the cost of the individual’s institutional care after commitment pursuant to a finding that the individual was not guilty of charged crimes because of mental illness. The issues arise on defendants’ appeal from the April 28, 1989, order of the District Court for the Western District of New York (Elfvin, J.), granting summary judgment in plaintiffs’ favor enjoining defendants from taking any steps to…