Legal Opinion
Brenda M. White, for Stanley A. Smith v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security Administration
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 4, 1999No. 98-1738PublishedCited by 262 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
Joseph Heller could have written the plot of Brenda White’s struggle to maintain SSI benefits for her disabled son. After being caught between a rock (the Missouri probate court) and a hard place (the Social Security Administration) for nearly four years, Ms. White comes to this Court, asking us to extricate her from the Catch 22 in which she finds herself. With the statutory language behind her, she has proved her entitlement to that relief. For the reasons stated below, we reverse the judgment of the district court.
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Brenda White’s son, Stanley Smith, was…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Wallace E. Ehrhart v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Ms. Antonina Cannuni on Behalf of Joseph M. Cannuni v. Richard Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human Services. Appeal of Antonina CannuniCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- Navarro Ex Rel. Navarro v. SullivanDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1990
- Bernice Inman, on Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
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