Legal Opinion
Guadalupe Munoz v. Louis Sullivan, M.D., Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 15, 1991No. 90-15038PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
OVERVIEW
Guadalupe Munoz filed suit against the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (“the Secretary”), alleging that the six-month rule set forth in 42 U.S.C. § 1382c(b) (1983) is unconstitutional. Under the six-month rule, when a married couple, both of whom are eligible for Supplemental Security Income benefits, separate, they are paid benefits at the level set for married couples, rather than the higher level set for individuals, for a period of six months after the separation or until the marriage has ended. Munoz challenged the…
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