Legal Opinion
Ivy Mason, on Her Own Behalf and on Behalf of Those Similarly Situated v. Peter Sybinski
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 11, 2002No. 01-2497PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Chief Judge.
Ivy Mason, on behalf of herself and a class of past, present, and future mentally impaired Social Security recipients who are institutionalized in Indiana state mental health institutions, brought action against the state of Indiana. The class sought declaratory and injunctive relief to prevent the state hospitals, appointed by the Social Security Administration (“SSA” or “the Administration”) as representative payees, from deducting a portion of the recipients’ Social Security benefits to pay for institutional maintenance without their voluntary consent. The class contends…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- C.A. Brokaw v. Mercer County, James Brokaw, Weir BrokawCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Philpott v. Essex County Welfare BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Bennett v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund, and Howard McDougall Trustee v. Thomas C. Fulkerson and Dolly S. FulkersonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Elizabeth Doyle v. Camelot Care Centers, Incorporated, a Delaware Corporation, Jess McDonald Director of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, in His Individual Capacity, Edward Cotton, Director of the Division of Child Protection for Dcfs, in His Individual Capacity, Pearce Konold v. Central Baptist Children's Home & Family Services, a Not-For-Profit Corporation, Hudelson Baptist Children's Home, a Not-For-Profit Corporation, and Jess McDonald Director of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (Dcfs), in His Individual CapacityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
- Gean v. HattawayCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2003
- Reames v. Oklahoma Ex Rel. Oklahoma Health Care AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2005
- Mason, on Her Own Behalf and on Behalf of Those Similarly Situated v. HamiltonSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Doyle, Elizabeth v. Camelot Care CentersCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
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