Benjamin v. United States (In Re Benjamin)

EDITH BROWN CLEMENT , Circuit Judge :

The question presented is whether 42 U.S.C. § 405 (h)-which states that no claim arising under the Social Security Act can be brought under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1346-also bars bankruptcy courts from exercising their jurisdiction under § 1334 to hear Social Security claims. The district court answered yes, relying on the recodification canon to read into § 405(h) a bar on § 1334 jurisdiction. But because we follow § 405(h)'s plain text, we answer no and reverse.

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Kenneth Benjamin was the designated beneficiary of his sister's disability benefits. In…