Legal Opinion
Brinkman v. Rahm
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 19, 1989No. 87-4074PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from the district court’s decision that the Social Security Act preempts the state of Washington’s procedures for seeking reimbursement from patients involuntarily committed to state hospitals. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs-appellees are a class of patients involuntarily committed to Washington state mental hospitals. The class is defined as those patients who receive Social Security Old Age Survivor’s and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits, and for whom the state is not the representative payee. The defendants-appellants are officials of the State of Washington…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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3Cited by11 opinions
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