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CASE SUMMARIES |
Oct. 19, 2009 |
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Martinez v. Astrue
Case Category: Public Benefits & Services
Trial Docket: 08-4735 (N.D. Cal.)
PB-CA-0002
On October 15, 2008, public interest attorneys filed a national class action lawsuit against the Social Security Administration (SSA) for revoking the retirement and disability benefits of over 100,000 poor, elderly and disabled Americans under an arbitrary and unlawful benefit suspension policy. Under a 1996 law, SSA must suspend the benefits of people who are "fleeing to avoid prosecution" for a felony. The plaintiffs alleged that thousands of elderly and disabled Americans who are not "wanted," and indeed, who may have been completely misidentified, have been caught up in the system that SSA has used to implement the law.
On March 30, 2009, the parties reached a settlement in the case. Under the terms of the settlement, the defendants agreed to reinstate the payments of those who had been wrongfully denied their benefits. |
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