Legal Opinion
Maldonado Ex Rel. Maldonado v. Apfel
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 19, 1999No. 98 Civ. 9037(AKH), 98 Civ. 9038(DC)PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHIN and HELLERSTEIN, District Judges.
These appeals from the denial of applications by minors for social security benefits were brought on their behalves by their parents, who are not attorneys. Relying on Second Circuit decisions holding, generally, that non-attorney parents may not represent their children.in litigation, the Commissioner of Social Security (the “government”) argues in both cases that the Court must either appoint counsel for the minors, or dismiss their complaints without prejudice if counsel cannot be found. We heard argument and considered the two cases together…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley Ex Rel. RowleySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Allen Hodge v. Police Officers: Colon, 623 and Repuerto, 145Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
- Iannaccone v. LawCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
- Minnie Gold v. The Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Tse-Ming Cheung, M.D. v. Youth Orchestra Foundation of Buffalo, Inc., Anne Luchsinger, John Potts, and Ansgarius AylwardCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Patricia MacHadio v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002
- Harris v. ApfelCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
- McClain v. BarnhartDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2004
- Myers ex rel. C.N. v. AstrueDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 2012
- Guo v. IBM 401(k) Plus PlanDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2015
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