Fontanez v. United States Social Security Administration

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FERNANDO FONTANEZ, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 17-2844 (RDM) U.S. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Sometimes, the Social Security Administration (“SSA”) pays someone too much money. Receiving a too-large check from the agency is not like drawing the “bank error in your favor” card in Monopoly. Under the Social Security Act (“Act”), the beneficiary must repay the government for any money received beyond what was owed. See 42 U.S.C. § 404(a)(1)(A). But the SSA cannot recover overpayments if the…