HERRON v. HECKLER

No. C-82-1230 WHO.

576 F.Supp. 218 (1983)

Dorothy HERRON, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, individually, and as United States Secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services; and the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. California.

October 31, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terrance Lee Hancock, Senior Citizens' Legal Services, Santa Cruz, Cal., for plaintiff.

Joseph Russoniello, U.S. Atty., John Barg, Asst. U.S. Atty., San Francisco, Cal., for defendants.


OPINION AND ORDER

ORRICK, District Judge.

This suit presents a challenge to certain "staff instructions" contained in the claims manual of the Social Security Administration ("SSA"), which instructions limit the type of property that may be disregarded in determining an applicant's eligibility for Supplemental Security Income ("SSI") benefits. Plaintiff is a former SSI beneficiary whose benefits were terminated because the value of her property exceeded...

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